Erna Signe

Erna Signe is a 1911 Swedish 12 metre class yacht. It was by designed by William Fife III and built by August Plym at Neglingevarvet.^[1]

Erna Signe

Erna Signe in 1912.
Nation	Sweden
Class	12-metre
Sail no	E8
Designer(s)	William Fife III
Builder	August Plym, Neglingevarvet Stockholm, Sweden
Launched	June 1911
Racing career
Skippers	Nils Persson
Olympics	1912
Specifications
Displacement	28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
Length	18.9 m (62 ft) (LOA) 11.94 m (39.2 ft) (LWL)
Beam	3.43 m (11.3 ft)
Draft	2.50 m (8 ft 2 in)
Sail area	250 m2 (2,700 sq ft)

Career

Erna Signe was launched in June 1911.^[2] Erna Signe competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, helmed by Nils Persson with the crew Per Bergman, Dick Bergström, Kurt Bergström, Hugo Clason, Folke Johnson, Sigurd Kander, Nils Lamby, Erik Lindqvist, and Richard Sällström, finishing second behind Johan Anker's Magda IX.^[3]

In 1913, Axel Nygren re-designed the rig.^[4]