HMY Britannia
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, kent as the Royal Yacht Britannia an aw, is the auld ryal yatt o Queen Elizabeth II, in service frae 1954 til 1997. It wis the 83rd sic veshel sin Charles II accedit tae the throne in 1660, an is the seicont ryal yatt tae hae the name, the first bein the racin cutter biggit fur the Prince o Wales in 1893. Ootthrou her 43-year career, the yatt traivelt mair nor a million mile aroond the globe. The day, Britannia is retiret frae ryal service an is nou appen tae veesitors an is permanent bertht at Ocean Terminal, Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland, an is veesitit bi ower 300,000 touerists ilk year.[2]
 Britannia at pierhead on the River Mersey, Liverpool. She is dressed overall.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMY Britannia |
| Ainer: | The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust[1] |
| Ordered: | 5 February 1952 |
| Bigger: | John Brown & Company |
| Yard nummer: | 691 |
| Laid doun: | 16 June 1952 |
| Launched: | 16 April 1953 |
| Commissioned: | 11 January 1954 |
| Decommissioned: | 11 December 1997 |
| Identification: | IMO nummer: 8635306 |
| Status: | Museum ship open to the public |
| General chairacteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 5,769 GT |
| Lenth: | 412 ft (126 m) |
| Beam: | 55 ft (17 m) |
| Hicht: | 123 ft (37 m) to top of mainmast |
| Draucht: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam, 12,000 hp (8,900 kW) |
| Speed: | 21.5 knot (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Range: | 2,400 nautical mile (4,400 km) |
| Capacity: | 250 guests |
| Truips: | 1 platoon of Royal Marines |
| Crew: |
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References eedit
- ↑ "The Royal Yacht Britannia – The Trust". Retrieved 7 Mairch 2014.
- ↑ http://www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk
Coordinates: 55°58′56″N 3°10′38″W / 55.9821331°N 3.1773017°W
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