Valkyrie III
Valkyrie III, 1895 | |
| Yacht club | Royal Yacht Squadron |
|---|---|
| Nation | United Kingdom |
| Designer(s) | George Lennox Watson |
| Builder | D&W Henderson |
| Launched | 27 May 1895 |
| Owner(s) | Lord Dunraven et alii |
| Fate | Broken up 1901 |
| Racing career | |
| America's Cup | 1895 |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 166.9 tons |
| Length | 39.31 m (129.0 ft) (LOA) 26.65 m (87.4 ft) (LWL) |
| Beam | 7.92 m (26.0 ft) |
| Draft | 5.97 m (19.6 ft) |
| Sail area | 1,172.52 m2 (12,620.9 sq ft) |
Valkyrie III, officially named Valkyrie, was the unsuccessful British challenger of the ninth America's Cup race in 1895 against American defender Defender.