Miss England III was the name of the last of a series of speedboats used by Henry Segrave

Henry Segrave

-External links:* * * * *...

 and Kaye Don

Kaye Don

Kaye Don was a world record breaking car and speedboat racer who became a motorcycle dealer on his retirement from road racing and set up Ambassador Motorcycles.-Biography:...

 to contest world water speed record

Water speed record

The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. The current record of 511 km/h was achieved in 1978....

s in the 1920s and 1930s.

Design and construction

Miss England III differs from the earlier Miss Englands in using twin screws. The type R

Rolls-Royce R

The Rolls-Royce R was a British aero engine designed and built specifically for air racing purposes by Rolls-Royce Limited. Nineteen R engines were assembled in a limited production run between 1929 and 1931...

 engines from Miss England II were also further developed by improved supercharging.

Racing career

On 18 July 1932, Kaye Don set a new world water speed record

Water speed record

The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. The current record of 511 km/h was achieved in 1978....

 of 119.81 mph (98.4 kn; 192.8 km/h) on Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area. The lake contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles, although the lake itself is smaller than many Irish...

. The record stood until August, falling to a new four-engined Miss America X at 124.91 mph (102.6 kn; 201 km/h). Don declined any further records, and Miss England III went to a museum.

External Links

• "One Man Vs British Empire", January 1932, Popular Mechanics article deals more with British challenger than US title subject -- drawings and illustrations of Miss England III pages 363 and 364