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Albatross Marine (1949–1966) was a British manufacturer of very light aluminium speedboats primarily used for Water skiing on lakes. The company was created by two English engineers, Peter Hives (son of the Rolls-Royce Limited director of that time, Lord Hives), and Archie Peace (an aeronautics engineer trained up by the Bristol Aeroplane Company), in St. Olaves (Great Yarmouth, England). By applying the techniques they knew, an using the after-war surplus of aluminium, they created the first Albatross Mk1 runabout in 1949. Names of owners included Stirling Moss, Brigitte Bardot, George Formby, Prince Rainier of Monaco (owner of six craft), Prince Philip and Jon Pertwee. Around 1300 Albatross were built, from which 800 two-seaters (715 MkI/2/3), and 267 four-seaters. Only 164 models were equipped with the Coventry Climax engine, which make them the most valuable ones today, because of their higher power output. ==Sports Runabout == The Sports Runabout model was a 2 seater speedboat, 12 ft 9 inch long powered by a marinised Ford Prefect engine of 1172cc. It could reach speeds of 30.5 mph. The Mark I version had a single carburettor, and the Mark II had twin carburetters for extra power. The Mark II, serial No 135 through to 242, and fitted with an E93A The Mark III model was a 2 seater speedboat, fitted with Ford 100E engines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albatross Marine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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