Boat Owner
In 1927, Kahn commissioned German boat builder Lürssen to build a high-speed motor yacht for use on the River Rhine and in the North Sea. Designed using a classical round bottomed hull, she had a composite wooden plank over alloy metal frame structure. But innovative hull design meant that her hull flattened towards the rear third, and with her three 500 hp Maybach engines positioned forward in her 22.5 metres (74 ft) hull, the resultant counterbalance and high power gave her a 34 knot top speed, the highest in her class for the day. Oheka II came to the notice of the German Navy, resulting in their development of the Schnellboot high speed torpedo craft within the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Famous quotes containing the words boat and/or owner:
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—Chinese proverb.
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