Janira
Albatross Marine was an iconic British company, active between 1949 and 1966, famous for the production of elegant and fast aluminum pleasure motorboats.
It was founded in St. Olaves (near Great Yarmouth, England) by two engineers with an aeronautical background: Peter Hives (son of the Chairman of Rolls-Royce) and Archie Peace. Leveraging their expertise and post-war surplus aluminum, they applied aeronautical engineering techniques to boatbuilding, creating light and sturdy hulls, often cold-riveted.
The first models, such as the 1949 Albatross Mk1 runabout, were small, two-seater hulls (approximately 4 meters), often equipped with marinized Ford engines (like the 1172cc Ford Prefect) or the more powerful Coventry Climax, which is highly sought after today.
Albatross boats quickly became a symbol of luxury and speed in the 1950s and 1960s, used for water skiing and as tenders for superyachts. They had celebrity clients such as
Name of the vessel:
Janira
Previous Names:
N/A
Shipyard:
Albatross Marine Ltd
Model:
MK III
Hull Material:
Aluminum
Year of Construction:
1959
Type of Vessel:
Pleasure
Propulsion:
Power Boat
Rig Type:
N/A
Max Lenght (m):
3.90
Max Beam (m):
1.40
Draft (m):
N/A
Gross Tonange (kg):
254
Engine Brand:
Ford
Engine Model:
100E ANGUA
Engine Power (HP):
39
Engine Type:
N/A
Engine Year:
1959
Designer:
ARCHIE PEACE
Tonnage Certificate:
NO
Hull Number:
N/A
Flag:
N/A
Registration Number:
Unregistered Recreational Vessel
Total Score:
63/110
NO
Date of file entry: 08/04/2019
Date of file update: 13/10/2025
