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HD-4
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HD-4 or Hydrodome number 4 was an early research hydrofoil watercraft developed by the scientist Alexander Graham Bell. It was designed and built at the Bell Boatyard on Bell's Beinn Bhreagh estate near Baddeck, Nova Scotia. In 1919, it set a world marine speed record of 70.86 miles per hour (114.04 km/h).
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![]() HD-4 at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, in 1919 | |
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Name | HD-4 |
Namesake | Hydrodome number 4 |
Builder | Alexander Graham Bell |
Launched | 1919 |
Homeport | Baddeck, Nova Scotia |
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