Design No. 182

Norna

1910Single Screw

Design 182 represents a single screw yacht configuration from Alfred Mylne's design archive. The vessel was originally christened Norna. The archive preserves 27 drawings associated with this design, documenting Mylne's approach to this yacht type. While certain details remain incomplete in the historical record, the breadth of surviving drawings indicates a fully developed design suitable for construction.

Original Drawings · 27 sheets

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Dimensions

LOA6.1 m / 20 ft
LOD6.1 m / 20 ft
LWL5.1 m / 17 ft
Beam1.4 m / 5 ft
Draft0.5 m / 2 ft

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Historical Context

Alfred Mylne operated as a naval architect and yacht designer during a period of significant evolution in vessel design and construction methods. His practice produced designs across multiple categories, including racing yachts, cruising vessels, and motor yachts. The single screw configuration represented a practical approach to motor yacht design, offering manoeuvrability and efficient propulsion systems suitable for both commercial and recreational vessels. The survival of comprehensive drawing sets from Mylne's office provides important documentation of early twentieth-century design practice and technical methodology.