Spanker
Spanker was a twin screw motor yacht built in 1907 to design number 131 by A. Mylne & Co. Constructed in steel by John Reid & Co Ltd of Glasgow, she was powered by a Gardner 3JM 50HP engine. The vessel's current status and location remain unknown. This register entry preserves the design record and construction details of this early twentieth-century Mylne motor yacht.
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Details
Design Archive
Historical Context
Design 131 was produced by A. Mylne & Co. in 1907, during the office's active period spanning 1896 to approximately 1980. The early 1900s marked a transitional phase in yacht design, as mechanical propulsion gradually supplemented and eventually replaced working sail on commercial and private vessels. Twin screw motor yachts of modest horsepower were practical vessels for coastal and short-sea work. John Reid & Co Ltd of Glasgow was one of several Scottish yards capable of constructing steel hulls to bespoke designs. The choice of Gardner engines—a manufacturer based in Leicestershire—was typical of the period, as marine engineers increasingly standardised on proven industrial power plants rather than custom marine engines.