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Engraving of Czar Alexander II’s steam yacht Livadia, built at John Elder’s shipyard, Gov in 1880. This yacht was given a radical design, supposedly based on the shape of a turbot. This flat fish design, 235 foot long, 153 foot wide at it’s beamiest & with only 6 foot draught, was very unsuccessful, with passengers complaining of extreme seasickness. The Livadia was broken up in 1927.
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