HMY 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, Glasgow, Scotland
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 1954-97. 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]