&sq=&lang=&file=File:First-class_rater_Britannia.2.jpg) Britannia in the 1890s
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| 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) |
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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.