Engineering:Atmah (yacht)

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Atmah during World War II
History
Name: Atmah
Owner: Baron Edmond James de Rothschild
Builder: Fairchilds, Govan, Glasgow
Completed: 1898
Fate: Broken up 1950
General characteristics as built
Type: Yacht
Length: 88.2 m (289 ft 4 in)

Atmah was the personal yacht of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild.

Atmah was built by Fairchilds in Govan, Glasgow in 1898, and was 88.2 metres (289 ft 4 in) long, lengthened to 91.6 metres (300 ft 6 in) in 1901, and based in Le Havre.[1][2][3] During World War I she was on active service for the British Admiralty.[3]

In 1940, ownership based to James Armand de Rothschild, and the ship was used by the Admiralty during the war.[3] In 1947, she was bought by Chagris Steamship Co Ltd (Goulandris Bros), London, and converted to a passenger ship and renamed Aegean Star, before being broken up in La Spezia at the end of 1950.[3]

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