Volga
Volga is a motor yacht of 24.2 ft length on the waterline, designed by A. Mylne & Co. as Design 360 in 1934 and built that year by Bute Slip Dock in Bute. The vessel is fitted with a Watermota two-cylinder petrol motor dated 1947. With a beam of 6.2 ft and draft of 4.7 ft, she carried 418 sq ft of sail area. Volga remains in existence.
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Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 360
Volga
Designed 1934
Historical Context
Design 360 was produced during a period when A. Mylne & Co. balanced demand for larger ocean-going yachts with commissions for smaller, affordable cruising craft. The mid-1930s saw a shift in yacht design toward motor-sailing vessels and modest motorboats as petrol engines became more reliable and affordable. Bute Slip Dock's construction of Volga represents the type of regional boatbuilding work that sustained Scottish yards in the interwar years, building primarily for private owners rather than commercial or racing programmes. The 1947 engine replacement reflects post-war repairs and upgrades common to vessels that survived World War II with intact hulls.