Elvira
Elvira is a motor yacht built in 1907 by McAllister of Dumbarton to design 145 of A. Mylne & Co., which was finalised in 1908. She measures 28.9 feet on the waterline with a beam of 9.1 feet and a draft of 6 feet. The vessel is fitted with a Lister Blackstone two-cylinder oil engine of 7 brake horsepower, installed in 1958. Her sail plan totalled 680 square feet. The yacht remains in existence.
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Design No. 145
Elvira
Designed 1908
Historical Context
A. Mylne & Co. was one of Scotland's foremost yacht design offices, operating from 1896 to approximately 1980. Design 145, completed in 1908, sits within the early period of the practice when Alfred Mylne and his office were establishing a reputation for practical, seaworthy cruising designs. The Edwardian era saw growing demand for small motor-sailing yachts as internal combustion engines matured. McAllister, the Dumbarton builder, was a respected name on the Clyde. Elvira's later motorisation reflects the industry-wide transition toward motor propulsion that accelerated through the twentieth century, with many sailing yachts of her vintage subsequently fitted with auxiliary or primary oil engines.