The Amira 52

The First Amira was built in 1972.

Originally specified to include a heli-pad and to have a top speed of 33 knots.

The heli-pad idea was dropped, but in order to achieve the desired speed, she was built without a teak deck.

There was however, a rumour that the owner's cabin was fitted with a mirror on the ceiling.

No. 1 was delivered by sea to Shoreham and then shipped to Morocco via Gibraltar.

For more technical details, see the Amira brochure which can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

There was also an article by Alan Burnard in the Club's magazine, "Fairey News" in December 2010.

This can be downloaded by members from the Member's Only area of the website.

Hull No.	WPO No.	Race No.	Reg No.	Name	Build Date	Owner/Location/Date	Engines
1			714312	Fataam	1972	Last seen in Gibraltar with a charter company Now believed to be For Sale	2 x MTU V8 Diesels 900HP each
2						Hull built by Fairey and shipped to Groves and Gutteridge in Cowes for fitting out. Broken up in Spain in 2006	2 x Isotta-Fraschini V6 Diesels 700HP each

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Scott Pett,

9 Feb 2012, 08:15

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