Title

The Royal Yacht 'HMY Victoria and Albert' (1899). Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Caption

The Royal Yacht 'HMY Victoria and Albert' (1899). 'HMY Victoria and Albert' was designed by the Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy Sir William White, launched in 1899 and ready for service in 1901. This was the third yacht to be named Victoria and Albert and she was fitted with steam engines fired by Belleville water-tube boilers. She served four sovereigns, and was decommissioned as royal yacht in 1939, served in the Second World War, and was broken up in 1954.//Kirk & Sons of Cowes Archives

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Reference

HRM19E99_111

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No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83,3Mb (3,3Mb) / 21,0in x 15,4in / 6300 x 4619 (300dpi)

Keywords

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