Underplayed Gems

The Launch of Shamrock III (1903)

The Launch of Shamrock III poster
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
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A short silent film records the launch of the Shamrock III, a yacht built for Sir Thomas Lipton to challenge for the America's Cup in 1903. The boat is shown on the day it first enters the water at a shipyard in Scotland.

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What happens

The Launch of Shamrock III è un cortometraggio muto del 1903. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film né vi appare quello di un operatore. Il film documenta il varo dello Shamrock III, appartenente a Sir Thomas Lipton, il challenger dell'edizione 1903 dell'America's Cup. Lo Shamrock III rappresentava l'irlandese Royal Ulster Yacht Club ed era la terza imbarcazione alla quale Lipton dava il nome di Shamrock (il trifoglio, uno dei simboli dell'Irlanda). La sfida sarebbe finita tre a zero, con la vittoria della barca USA, il Reliance di Nathaniel Herreshoff, in rappresentanza dell'americano New York Yacht Club. L'imbarcazione, che era stata disegnata dallo scozzese William Fife, fu varata il 17 marzo 1903 nei cantieri navali William Denny & Bros. a Dumbarton. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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