Records : of the construction of the Nourmahal (Yacht), 1910-1926.

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Records : of the construction of the Nourmahal (Yacht), 1910-1926.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30470656

This collection contains plans, and specifications for the yacht including blueprints, a profile plan, contract specifications signed by Astor on 27 June 1927, a proposed body plan and horsepower estimates; and correspondence, 1910-1928, from Herbert C. Sadler, a naval architect and professor at the University of Michigan, with J. V. Patterson of the Moran Company in Seattle regarding hull design and specifications for the Nourmahal.

.5 cubic ft.

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Patterson, J. V.,

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Sadler, Herbert C.,

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Nourmahal (Yacht)

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Vincent Astor, of the New York City real estate family, spent part of his fortune on the yacht Nourmahal. The twin screw steel diesel yacht was designed by naval architect and marine engineer Theodore E. Ferris and was built by the company Fried Krupp Germaniawerft Aktiengesellschaft Kief of Gaarden, Germany. From the description of Records : of the construction of the Nourmahal (Yacht), 1910-1926. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 30470656 ...

Astor, Vincent, 1891-1959

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