About Witvis

Designed in Switzerland and built 1956 by shipyard Nicolaas Witsen in Alkmaar: the hydrofoil “Witvis” used as workboat. Although the boat was equipped with a relatively small propeller, with her twin 235hp engines @ 3,000 rpm, she was able to reach a maximum speed of nearly 75 kph / 46.6 mph.

Witvis’s launch specifications

921
1956
12.32m / 40′5″
22 knots
3.25m / 10′8″
0.70m / 2′4″
Witvis
Witvis

Propulsion

2x 235hp engines @ 3,000 rpm