Design No. 165
The Nun
Design 165 represents one of Alfred Mylne's yacht designs from the early twentieth century. A yacht bearing the name The Nun was built to this design in 1909. The design survives in the archive as a set of eleven drawings, providing insight into Mylne's design practice during this period. Further details regarding the vessel's dimensions, rig configuration, and subsequent history are not currently recorded in the available archive materials.
Original Drawings · 11 sheets
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Historical Context
Alfred Mylne's design practice flourished in the early 1900s, a period of considerable activity in British yacht design and construction. The year 1909 falls within Mylne's most productive decades, when his designs were being built by yards across Scotland and England. The name The Nun offers no obvious clue to the vessel's purpose or characteristics, though such naming conventions were commonplace among private yachts of the period. The design archive itself, preserved in its original form, represents a valuable record of Edwardian yacht design methodology and Mylne's working practices.