Motor Boat Tests - Preparing for the International Motor Boat Race at Cowes. Four Sunbeam Engines of 450 HP Each Weighing 4400 Lbs on a Deck Only 1/2 an Inch Thick. A Rolls-Royce Engined Racer Travelling at 50 Knots an Hour.

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
977
Date Released
2 Aug 1920
Date Other
29 Jul 1920
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
SHOTLIST: Motor boat prior to test; motor boat speeds past. Motor boat showing engines on deck; boat speeds past.
Keywords
Ships and boats
Written sources
Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date
Library number GR
4042
Length of story (in feet)
106
Story extras:
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