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VERTUE
Built by A.H. Moody and Sons/Cheoy Lee/E.F.Elkins
• Designed by Jack Laurent Giles
General Information
Hull Type:
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Rigging Type:
Masthead Sloop
Construction:
Wood
First Built:
1936
Number Built:
100
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
7.62 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
6.55 m
Beam:
2.18 m
Draft (Max):
1.35 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
4,350 kg
Ballast:
2,041 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
36.70 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
6.21 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported):
14.05
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
46.92%
Displacement/Length:
430.78
Comfort Ratio:
47.72
Capsize Screening:
1.35
Notes
The forerunner of the VERTUE class was the ANDRILLOT, designed in 1936 (specs above). Ten ANDRILLOT sister ships were produced prior to the outbreak of war in 1939. It was the fifth boat, EPENETA, that would ultimately give the class it's name but not until 1945.