Jump to content

Wasp III (watercraft)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Ajmeese7 (talk | contribs) at 23:56, 1 May 2020 (Linked to museum). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
For the aircraft, see Wasp III (unmanned aircraft).
Wasp III currently resides in the Queensland Museum

Australian speedboat Wasp III is a racing hydroplane speedboat designed and built by Harry West, which held speed records in Australia in the 1950s and 60s. It is built from plywood and powered by a heavily modified Peugeot car engine. It is designed to skim the surface so that only the propeller and the tips of the hydroplanes are immersed when it is moving. The boat currently resides in the Queensland Museum in Brisbane, Australia.

See also

[edit]
Stub icon

This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wasp_III_(watercraft)&oldid=954349345"