 Shamrock V at Marigot Bay, St Lucia, 26 March 2002 | |
| Yacht club |  Royal Ulster Yacht Club |
|---|---|
| Nation |  United Kingdom |
| Class | J-class |
| Designer(s) | Charles Ernest Nicholson |
| Builder | Camper & Nicholson |
| Launched | 14 April 1930[1] |
| Owner(s) | Sir Thomas Lipton Sir Thomas Sopwith 1931 Sir Richard Fairey 1934 Mario Crespi 1937 Piero Scanu 1962 Lipton Tea Company 1986 Newport Museum of Yachting Int'l Yacht Restoration School 1995 Newport Shamrock V Corp. 1998 |
| Specifications | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Displacement | 134 long tons[2] (136 metric tonnes) |
| Length | 119 ft 10 ins (36.5 m) overall;[2] 81 ft 1 in (24.7 m) at waterline[2] |
| Beam | 19 ft 8 in[2] (6.0 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 8 in[2] (4.47 m) |
| Sail area | 7,540 sq.ft[2] (700.5 m2) |
Shamrock V is a British J-class yacht. She was the first British yacht to be built to the new J-Class rule. She was commissioned by Sir Thomas Lipton for his fifth America's Cup challenge. Although refitted several times, Shamrock is the only original J-class never to have fallen into dereliction.