Linton Chorley Hope FRAes

Royal Aeronautical Society

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 (18 April 1863 - 20 December 1920) was an English naval architect and yachtsman, he won a two gold medals for sailing
at the 1900 Olympic Games

1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

 in France.

Early Life

Hope was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire on 18 April 1863 as Linton Chorley Hopps the son of Edwin and Sara Hopps. He later changed his surname to Hope.

Naval Architect

Hope designed a variety of yachts as well as international canoes and Thames Raters. He was appointed naval architect to the King of
the Belgians.

Olympic games

The British team won two races at the sailing event

Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916, sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

, the ½-1 ton class

Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Open class

The Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats competing in the other races competed in the open class, or Concours d'Honneur. It was held on 20 May 1900. 78 sailors, on 43 boats, from 6 nations competed...

 and the open class

Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Open class

The Open class was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Meulan. All boats competing in the other races competed in the open class, or Concours d'Honneur. It was held on 20 May 1900. 78 sailors, on 43 boats, from 6 nations competed...

. Both races were won using the yacht Scotia designed by Hope.

Flying boats

In 1915 Hope designed the AD Flying Boat

AD Flying Boat

|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London:Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957....

 for the British Admiralty's Air Department

Air Department

The Air Department of the British Admiralty was established prior to World War I by Winston Churchill. Its function was to foster naval aviation developments and later to oversee the Royal Naval Air Service . Its first director was Captain Murray Sueter...

and his hull designs were used by a number of British flying boats in the 1920s

Family life

Hope married Mabel Ellington in 1898 and they had a son and a daughter, their son Eustace Jack Linton Hope was killed in action in 1941 as a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. Hope died on 20 December 1920 in the Midhurst district of Sussex.