Kingfisher
Also known as: G34
Kingfisher is a wooden yacht of 18 feet waterline, built in 1951 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down, to design 400 of the Glen Class, developed by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945. The vessel measures 6.5 feet in beam and 4 feet in draft, with a sail area of 267 square feet. The current status and location of Kingfisher are not known.
Ownership
No ownership records held for this vessel.
Crew
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Specification
Details
Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 400
Glen Class
Designed 1945
Sister Yachts
37 other vessels built to the same design.
Glen Shesk
1946
Glen Correl
1947
Glen Shiel
1947
Glen Shane
1947
Glenaan
1947
Lapwing
1948
Glen Roan
1948
Glen Gesh
1948
Glen
1948· Not Known
Osiris
1949· afloat
Glen Moyle
1949
Glen Oe
1949
Glen Dun
1949
Glenariff
1949
Glen Roy
1949· No
Glen Helen
1949
Glen Isla
1949
Glen Iris
1949
Glen Reagh
1950
Glen May
1950
Glen Coe
1950
Glen Orchy
1950
Margaret
1950
Dorinda
1950· No
Glen Elg
1950
Glen Cree
1950
Glendhu
1950
Glen Cuan
1951
Glen Cona
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Glen Fern
1951
Unnamed (32
1951· No
Pterodactyl
1951
Glen Millar
1951
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class was conceived by A. Mylne & Co. in 1945, in the closing stages of the Second World War, as part of the design office's contribution to post-war recreational sailing. The class comprised small, seaworthy cruising yachts intended for amateur owners seeking economical vessels capable of coastal and inland waters. Kingfisher, built six years after the design's inception, represents the maturation of the Glen Class in civilian boat-building practice. W A Clapham's Bangor yard was active in wooden yacht construction during the 1950s, and Kingfisher exemplifies the continuation of traditional wooden-boat methods in Northern Ireland during a period of transition towards fibreglass construction.