Miss England II

Model of Miss England II (with model of Miss England III behind) at the Science Museum, London
History
United Kingdom
NameMiss England II
OwnerLord Wakefield
Builder
Launched1930
General characteristics
TypeRacing monohull hydroplane
Displacement5 tons
Length36 ft (11 m)
Beam10 ft (3.0 m)
Installed power2 × 1,800 hp (1,300 kW) @ 2,800 rpm
Propulsion
  • Twin Rolls-Royce R-type V-12 aero engines
  • Geared drive to twin-bladed 16 in (410 mm) single screw of 11.75 in (298 mm) pitch, running @ 11,000 rpm
Speed
  • 98.76 mph (85.82 kn; 158.94 km/h), Sir Henry Segrave, 13 June 1930, Windermere
  • 110.28 mph (95.83 kn; 177.48 km/h), Kaye Don, 9 July 1931, Lake Garda
Crew3

Miss England II was the second of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave and Kaye Don to contest world water speed records in the 1920s and 1930s.

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