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  2. Tower Bridge open for the Royal Yacht Britannia to pass through leaving

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  3. The bridge inside the royal yacht Britannia Edinburgh Stock Photo

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  4. Bridge of the royal yacht brittania hi-res stock photography and images

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  5. Grand history: The original Royal Yacht Britannia sails under Tower

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  1. 65 years ago today, Queen Elizabeth and her royal yacht Britannia

    The British royal yacht 'Britannia' preparing to pass underneath the Mackinac Bridge on July 5, 1959. When the big day arrived, thousands of people had gathered in the Straits area to see the ...

  2. HMY Britannia

    Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy.She was in their service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million ...

  3. Explore Britannia

    Britannia was the only ship in the Royal Navy to have a laundry service permanently on board. The 240 Officers and Yachtsmen might have had to change uniform up to six times a day, meaning that the laundry machines, dryers and steam presses worked non-stop. A proud testament to British marine engineering - every piece of machinery, every gadget ...

  4. Remembering Queen Elizabeth II's trip under the Mackinac Bridge aboard

    The Royal Yacht Britannia, dressed overall, near Cowes, Isle of Wight in England on August 2, 1960, where Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, unseen, is competing in the sailing regatta. The Duke is ...

  5. Royal Yacht Britannia's Bridge: Command Center

    Ever wondered how a royal yacht was controlled? Take a look inside the bridge of Britannia, where the magic happened! 🤯 From navigation to communication, se...

  6. Secrets of the Royal Yacht Britannia

    The ship was altered with royal skirts in mind. Many photographs of the Royal Yacht Britannia show the family waving from the Royal Bridge as the vessel departed from or arrived at its destination.

  7. Inside the Royal Yacht Britannia

    Although plans for a new Royal Yacht were temporarily shelved owing to WWII, work began on Britannia in 1952 at the renowned John Brown & Co. Shipyard in Clydebank, where liners including the Lusitania, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth were also constructed. Although officially launched on 16 April 1953, it wasn't until 11 January 1954 that ...

  8. Working Areas

    The Engine Room. An immaculate room of gleaming brass, chrome and white enamel, a testament to British engineering at its best. The engines steamed over 1 million nautical miles over 40 years with barely a problem. They turned out a total of 12,000 horsepower and drove Britannia and her four-bladed propellers to a maximum of 22.5 knots.

  9. Inside Royal Yacht Britannia, Queen Elizabeth's Royal Cruise Ship

    The Royal Yacht Britannia was the royal family's private yacht from 1953 to 1997. The luxurious cruise ship is now a public museum. ... The first stop was the bridge, the main control point of the ...

  10. Everything you need to know about Queen Elizabeth's Yacht Britannia

    HMY Britannia by Tower Bridge. Credit: Lynda Poulter via Wikimedia Commons. In service from 1954 until 1997, HMY Britannia is the former royal yacht of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

  11. The Royal Yacht Britannia Official Website

    Our Hotel. Stay at our luxury floating hotel, Fingal, Tripadvisor's No1. UK Luxury Hotel, AA Hotel of the Year Scotland. The Royal Yacht Britannia is a five-star visitor attraction in Edinburgh. Britannia welcomes over 390,000 visitors a year from all over the world.

  12. The Retirement of a Longtime Royal Yacht

    Britannia was the 83 rd British royal yacht in an unbroken line of such vessels going all the way back to King Charles II, who formally reigned as monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685. Charles used his pioneering 50.5-foot (15.4-meter) vessel named Mary primarily for racing.

  13. Queen Elizabeth, royal yacht 'Britannia' passed under Mackinac Bridge

    The British royal yacht Britannia prepares to pass underneath the Mackinac Bridge on July 5, 1959. Photo courtesy of the Mackinac Bridge Authority. The next day, on July 6, the Britannia and her ...

  14. The Royal Yacht Britannia: history and visitor information

    construction and design of the Royal Yacht Britannia. Like two of the other great ocean-going passenger liners, the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth II, the royal yacht's life began on the River Clyde. It was built in John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank near Glasgow and launched on 16 April 1953. Following sea trials, the ship was commissioned ...

  15. Royal Yacht Britannia

    Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarch was in service from 1954 to 1997. She is now a five-star visitor attraction an...

  16. Royal Yacht Britannia Facts Everyone Should Know—and How to Visit

    Royal Yacht Britania Facts and History. On February 4, 1952, John Brown & Co shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland, received the order from the Admiralty to build a new Royal Yacht to travel the globe and double as a hospital ship in times of war, according to the royal yacht's website.King George VI passed away two days after, sadly, and so on April 16, 1953, the newly crowned Queen Elizabeth II ...

  17. Royal Yacht Britannia's Bridge: Command Center

    A glimpse into the intricate world of navigation aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia! From the gyrocompass to the historic binnacle, watch how officers meticul...

  18. Royal Yacht Britannia, Leith Docks

    The Royal Yacht, HMY BRITANNIA. The Royal Yacht was built in Glasgow at John Brown's Yard and is now berthed at Leith Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh: Carpet ... BRITANNIA's bridge (above) is typical of any British warship of the 1950s with standard RN equipment and instrumentation.

  19. The Royal Yacht Britannia Visitor Guide

    The Royal Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of HM Queen Elizabeth II which now takes pride of place at the Ocean Terminal centre in Edinburgh. ... Starting at the bridge you pass through the state apartments, the crew quarters, and the engine room before finally reaching the racing yacht Bloodhound which is part of an interesting royal ...

  20. Kemerovo Oblast Map

    Kemerovo Oblast. Kemerovo Oblast is a region in Western Siberia, which borders Altai Krai to the southwest, Novosibirsk Oblast to the west, Tomsk Oblast to the north, Krasnoyarsk to the northeast, Khakassia to the east, and Altai Republic to the south. Overview. Map. Directions. Satellite.

  21. Kemerovo Oblast

    This chapter presents history, economic statistics, and federal government directories of Kemerovo Oblast. Kemerovo Oblast, known as the Kuzbass, is situated in southern central Russia.

  22. Kemerovo Oblast

    Kemerovo Oblast — Kuzbass, also known simply as Kemerovo Oblast (Russian: Ке́меровская о́бласть) or Kuzbass (Кузба́сс), after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Kemerovo is the administrative center and largest city of the oblast. Kemerovo Oblast is one of Russia's most urbanized regions, with over 70% of the population living in its ...

  23. Kemerovo Oblast, Russia guide

    Kemerovo Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the south-east of Western Siberia, part of the Siberian Federal District. This region is also known as Kuzbass. In 2019, "Kuzbass" officially became the second name of Kemerovo Oblast. Kemerovo is the capital city of the region. The population of Kemerovo Oblast is about 2,604,300 ...