TS Vanadis
.jpg) The hull of the turbine yacht TS Vanadis | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Owner: | Mr. C.K.G. Billings |
| Builder: | A. & J. Inglis |
| Launched: | 1908 |
| Homeport: | New York |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,092 GRT |
| Length: | 249½ feet |
| Beam: | 32½ feet |
| Propulsion: | Steam Turbines & Triple Screws |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
| Speed: | 16½ knots |
The turbine yacht TS Vanadis was designed by Clinton Crane of Tams, Lemoine & Crane in New York, built at A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow and launched in 1908. She was ordered by Mr. C.K.G. Billings of New York. She was built of steel, rigged as a triple screw schooner and, unusually, was powered by steam turbines. Capable of 16½ knots at full speed, she was registered at 1,092 tons gross and measured 249½ feet in length with a 32½ foot beam. She was sold in 1916 to Mr. M.F. Plant. She was then used by the Russian Navy under the name of Poryvs from 1917-1919. Sold to Baron de Linder and renamed Finlandia. In 1925 she was bought by Lt. Cmdr. Montague Grahame-White for his charter business and renamed to Ianara. Sold for the last time in 1935, she was reportedly broken up in 1938.[1]
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