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''Asgard'' is a gaff rigged yacht. She was owned by the English-born writer and Irish nationalist Erskine Childers and his wife Molly Childers.〔Robert Erskine Childers, Private Papers (Trinity College Library, Dublin)〕〔Ring (1996), pps. 95-99.〕 She is most noted for her use in the Howth gun-running of 1914. ''Asgard'' is sometimes mistaken for ''Dulcibella'', the boat in Robert Erskine Childers's classic novel ''The Riddle of the Sands''.〔Boyle (1977), pps. 108-119.〕 This was based on a smaller vessel, ''Vixen'', previously owned by Childers.〔(Dulcibella and the Riddle of the Sands )〕 ==Design and early use== ''Asgard'' was bought for £1,000 in 1904 (£84,000 in 2006) from one of Norway's most famous boat designers, Colin Archer.〔(Colin Archer Gjenværende Skøyter )〕 The interior was custom built to the specifications of Childers and his wife Molly. Molly, disabled following a childhood accident, sometimes took the helm of ''Asgard'', strapped onto the deck with harnesses so she could navigate the rough waters of the Irish Sea.〔Boyle (1977), pps. 185-196.〕 ''Asgards most famous trip was the Howth gun-running in 1914. Childers, his wife and a small crew, made the channel crossing with a hold full of rifles from Germany into Howth harbour just north of Dublin, to arm the Irish Volunteers in response to the arming of the Ulster Volunteers by the Larne gun-running in April.〔 There is a plaque on dock wall in Howth as a memorial to this historic boat journey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Asgard Memorial, Howth, County Dublin )〕 Shortly after the Easter Rising, ''Asgard'' was put into long-term dry-dock in Northern Wales, where she was sold in 1928.〔 In 1968 the government formed the committee known as Coiste an Asgard and placed ''Asgard'' under their guidance and control to be used as a sail training vessel for the young people of Ireland. Sail training cruises were carried out on ''Asgard'' each year from 1969 to 1974. 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「Asgard (yacht)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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