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HMY Victoria and Albert II

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Fate
  
Scrapped, c.1904

Tonnage
  
2470

Length
  
110 m

Type
  
Royal Yacht

Launched
  
16 January 1855

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Name
  
HMY Victoria and Albert II

Namesake
  
Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort

Propulsion
  
Steam engine Twin paddles

HMY Victoria and Albert II, a 360-foot (110 m) steamer launched 16 January 1855, was a royal yacht of the sovereign of the United Kingdom until 1900, owned and operated by the Royal Navy. Of 2,470 tons,the yacht could make 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on her paddles. There were 240 crew.

The ship was used by Prince Arthur on the occasion of his visit to Heligoland in 1872.

Victoria and Albert II was scrapped in about 1904.

El Horria was built to the same specifications for Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt in 1865 and is the oldest steamship afloat.

Notable commanding officers

  • John Fullerton, appointed 1884
  • References

    HMY Victoria and Albert II Wikipedia