Britannia in the 1890s
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Britannia |
Owner |
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Ordered | 1892 |
Builder | D&W Henderson Shipyard Ltd |
Yard number | 366 |
Launched | 20 April 1893 |
Fate | Scuttled (10 July 1936) at St Catherine's Deep near the Isle of Wight |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | British Big-class gaff-rigged cutter |
Displacement | 221 tons |
Length | 121.5 ft (37.0 m) |
Beam | 23.66 ft (7.21 m) |
Height | 164 ft (50 m) |
Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Sail plan | 10,328 sq ft (959.5 m2) (1893) |
His Majesty's Yacht Britannia was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for RYS Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. She served both himself and his son King George V with a long racing career.