Miss England III

Model of Miss England III (with Miss England II behind) at the Science Museum, London
History
United Kingdom
Name: Miss England III
Builder:
General characteristics
Type: Racing monohull hydroplane
Length: 35 ft (11 m)
Beam: 9.5 ft (2.9 m)
Installed power: 2 × 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) @ 3,000 rpm
Propulsion:
Speed: 119.81 mph (104.11 kn; 192.82 km/h) on 18 July 1932, Kaye Don, Loch Lomond

Miss England III was the name of the last of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s.

Design and construction

Miss England III differs from the earlier Miss Englands in using twin screws. The type R engines from Miss England II were also further developed by improved supercharging.

Racing career

On 18 July 1932, Kaye Don set a new world water speed record of 119.81 mph (104.11 kn; 192.82 km/h) on Loch Lomond. The record stood until August, falling to a new four-engined Miss America X at 124.91 mph (108.54 kn; 201.02 km/h). Don declined any further records, and Miss England III went to a museum.

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