Museum ship, former royal yacht of the British monarch
For the sail yacht of the same name, see HMY Britannia (Royal Cutter Yacht).
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Britannia.
Britannia departs Cardiff for the last time.
History
United Kingdom
Name
Britannia
Owner
The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust[1]
Ordered
5 February 1952
Builder
John Brown & Company
Yard number
691
Laid down
16 June 1952
Launched
16 April 1953
Commissioned
11 January 1954
Decommissioned
11 December 1997
Identification
IMO number: 8635306
Status
Museum ship
General characteristics
Tonnage
5,769 GT
Length
412 ft (126 m)
Beam
55 ft (17 m)
Height
123 ft (37 m) to top of mainmast
Draught
15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
2 Pametrada steam turbines, 12,000 hp (8,900 kW)
Speed
21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Range
2,400 nautical miles (4,400 km)
Capacity
250 guests
Crew
21 officers
250 Royal Yachtsmen
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries.[2] Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.[3]
^"The Royal Yacht Britannia – The Trust". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^Bellamy, Martin (2022). "Editorial". The Mariner's Mirror. 108 (4). Society for Nautical Research: 387.
^"The Royal Yacht Britannia Official Website | Best UK Attraction".
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