Working on Plans of World's Fastest Boat when He died Britain is to have the world's fastest torpedo boat—from "hush-hush" plans left by T. E. Lawrence, Mystery Man of the East. Its hull design revolutionary, first all-metal speedboat ever, it is now being built behind locked doors in London. It will be the most advanced boat of its kind in existence.
First trials are planned for March—four years after Lawrence's death—and Admiralty and War Office experts will be present. Sensational results are expected.
Bradford-born Edward modest, 30-year-old engineer, the "Daily Sketch" recently in Westminster flat of this boat which he and Lawrence designed.
They were close friends, and since Lawrence died—his hobby was engineering—this fair-haired young Yorkshireman has been carrying on alone.
'T. E' and I met at Southampton when he was there as Shaw of the RAF." said Mr. Spurt. "I was chief experimental engineer for a firm of high-speed boat manufacturers and we struck up a great friendship.
Both motor-bike fans, we turned to talking of high-speed boats and we spent hours together planning and designing. When 'T. E' was killed I carried on—this is the result, One of the boats—a racing craft—is to challenge Sir Mal lin Campbell's record; the other, the torpedo boat, carries 150-200 men and can be mancuvred with the ease of a racing
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