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https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/CetanHumanPoweredHydrofoilProject/hydrofoilpics.html

This is the White Hawk, an all-aluminum hydrofoil built in the 1950s by the United Kindom's aircraft industry for the express purpose of breaking the world speed record for marine craft. It was powered by a Rolls-Royce Derwent engine, which had a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than one. It was essentially a rocket! It utilized a V-wing system in the front and a steerable single foil in the rear.

The XCH-4, "The Carl Boat," had two hydrofoils in the front and one aft on a seaplane-type hull. It used two 250 hp Pratt & Whitney engines as propulsion. During US Navy tests, a helpful citizen called the Coast Guard to report that, "A seaplane has been trying to take off and undoubtably needs help."

From 1896-1898
http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/r_n_gunboats.htm