Lloyd's unlimited rating

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K7 badge, as applied to Bluebird K7

Lloyd's unlimited rating is a rating applied to hydroplanes competing for the water speed record, as applied by Lloyd's Register. It is usually denoted by a circular white badge on the hull, with an infinity symbol "∞" above the K and number for Lloyd's "unlimited" group.[1]

The group has included:

Boat Driver
K1 Miss England III (model).jpg Miss England III Henry Segrave
Kaye Don
K2 Miss Britain III.jpg Miss Britain III Hubert Scott-Paine
Hubert Scott-Paine
K3 Blue Bird K3.jpg Blue Bird K3 Malcolm Campbell
K4 Malcolm Campbell le 19 août 1939 sur Bluebird K4 1750CV, record mondial de vitesse aquatique à Coniston Water, Lancashire (226,784 kmh).jpg Blue Bird K4
renamed Bluebird K4 		Malcolm Campbell
Donald Campbell
K5
K6 Crusader John Cobb
K7 Replica of the Campbell Bluebird K7.jpg Bluebird K7 Donald Campbell
K8 Tony Fahey

References[]

  1. ^ Knowles, Arthur (2001). The Bluebird Years. Sigma Leisure. ISBN 978-1-85058-766-8.
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