The Royal Yacht Britannia was built by the John Brown shipyard on the River Clyde and was commissioned in 1954.
Her maiden voyage was to Malta and her final foreign mission was to bring back The Prince of Wales and the Governor of Hong Kong, after the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997. She steamed over 1,000,000 miles during her service.
She is now retired from royal service, part of the Historic Fleet, and open to visitors and is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
You can find out more about her and how to plan a visit on her website here.
HMY Britannia
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HMY Britannia
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HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Some photos of Britannia on her travels
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HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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1994
Officers in Magpie Rig.
Officers in Magpie Rig.
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HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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H.M. Q.E.II's RETURN TO LONDON AFTER HER CORONATION WORLD TOUR
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... een%20home.
https://www.google.com/search?q=RETURN+ ... MDkztkq57c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzxRhxXaSPE
To be continued.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/date ... een%20home.
https://www.google.com/search?q=RETURN+ ... MDkztkq57c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzxRhxXaSPE
To be continued.
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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Former ‘Yotties’ unite for annual working party on Royal Yacht Britannia
Former sailors who served on the Royal Yacht Britannia have described themselves as a “band of brothers” as they arrived on the ship for their annual working party as a way to keep the bonds they built in service alive.
Continues at - https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news ... britannia/ - LFT
Former sailors who served on the Royal Yacht Britannia have described themselves as a “band of brothers” as they arrived on the ship for their annual working party as a way to keep the bonds they built in service alive.
Continues at - https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news ... britannia/ - LFT
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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Paid a visit to HMY Britannia at Leith on a stopover when heading north to Aviemore on 25th June 2023. Here are some of the photos that I took onboard, unfortunately, some were through perspex viewing windows so there is some reflection on some of them but worth the view.
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HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Some more photos from my visit to HMY Britannia at Leith on a stopover when heading north to Aviemore on 25th June 2023. I was really impressed by the number of bars that she had
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HMS Raleigh 1963 , HMS Collingwood 1963 & 67 , HMS Ark Royal 1964-7, HMS Undaunted 1968-71, HMS Victory (Fleet Maintenance Group) 1971-72, HMS Exmouth 1972-74
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
JEM, EM, OEM, LOEM, POOEL
Then 28 years in the Fire Brigade
Retired since 2002
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Navy Lookout
Museum ship britannia yacht in Leith undergoing maintenance to repair corrosion around the funnel and the funnel deck plates.
Museum ship britannia yacht in Leith undergoing maintenance to repair corrosion around the funnel and the funnel deck plates.
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HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.