Shamrock was designed by third-generation Scottish boatbuilder, William Fife III, and built in 1898 by J. Thorneycroft & Co., at Church Wharf, Chiswick, for owner Sir Thomas Lipton of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club (and also of Lipton Tea fame).
Shamrock was designed by William Fife III, a third-generation Scottish boatbuilder, and built in 1898 at Church Wharf, Chiswick, by J. Thorneycroft & Co., for Sir Thomas Lipton of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club (who is also well-known for his tea business).