HMY Britannia
 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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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, kent as the Royal Yacht Britannia an aw, is the umwhile ryal yacht o the Breetish monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in service frae 1954 till 1997. She wis the 83rd such veshel since Keeng Charles II acceded tae the throne in 1660, an is the seicont ryal yacht tae beir the name, the first bein the racing cutter biggit for the Prince o Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht traivelled mair nor a million nautical miles aroond the globe. The day, Britannia is retired frae ryal service an is nou open tae veesitors an is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland, an is veesitit bi ower 300,000 tourists ilk year.[2]
References
- ↑ "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