The Archive · 1937

TURKISH PRESIDENT'S NEW YACHT LAUNCHED

Berlin, July 18.

A 50-ton motor cruiser yacht built for the Turkish President, Kemal Ataturk, was launched at noon today at Berlin-Pichelsdorf.

The yacht, which has been built in the extraordinarily short time of three months against the customary period of 11 or 12 months, is 27% metres long and equipped with two German Diesel motors of 150 lip. each.

On Wednesday the vessel will proceed to Hamburg under her own powder and will there be taken on board a rapid cargo steamer specially chartered for the purpose.

She was named by the Secretary-General of Turkey, M. Soyak, who gave the yacht the name of "Acar," Or "Dare-Devil."—Trans-Ocean,

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