Livadia Steam Yacht 1880

Czar Alexander II's steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elder's shipyard, Govan, in 1880. This yacht was given a radical design, supposedly based on the shape of a turbot. This flat fish design, 235 foot long, 153 foot wide at it's beamiest and with only 6 foot draught, was very unsuccessful, with passengers complaining of extreme seasickness. The Livadia was broken up in 1927

Complaining Czar Draught Extreme Govan Livadia Turbot

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