HMY Victoria and Albert (1899)

Victoria and Albert in 1908

HMY ( Her Majesty's Yacht ) Victoria and Albert was the royal yacht State ( Royal Yacht ) of the United Kingdom and was operated by the Royal Navy. The Yacht of the British monarch was designed by the chief designer of the Royal Navy Sir William Henry White. Your launch took place in 1899, but it was not completed until 1901, to do service in the Royal Navy. Queen Victoria had asked Parliament for years desperately to make her a more modern yacht for the same outdated predecessor available. She finally was able to convince, as both the Russian Tsar, and the German Emperor possessed larger and more modern yachts State as the UK Parliament. Unfortunately, Queen Victoria died seven months before the launch of the new yacht.

The cost of building the Victoria and Albert were 572,000 pounds sterling, which corresponded fünfsiebentel of the construction costs of a warship of that time. The ship was equipped with steam engines, which were combined with Belleville water-tube boilers. Built in Pembroke Dock ordered the yacht over a displacement of 4,700 tons with an overall length of 380 feet (127 m) and a width of 40 feet (13.3 m). In the equipment of the new Yacht much additional ballast was installed including a traditional windlass, so that the Queen could watch the sailors at work. The result was that the ship while floating in the dry dock was unstable and suffered considerable damage. The ship's designer William White was released from his responsibility for the newbuilding. He lost his self-confidence and entered a short time later from his position as chief engineer of the navy back.

The yacht came after its completion in 1901 at their regular service. During the Second World War it was launched and used as a depot and accommodation ship for the crew of the warship Excellent in Portsmouth Harbour. Already in the first third of the 20th century there were plans to replace the yacht by a new building, they were not initially be followed by the outbreak of war. In 1954 the Victoria and Albert was replaced by the Britannia and sold to a scrap yard at Faslane -on- Clyde in Scotland.

The Victoria and Albert served four monarchs ( Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI. ) And took part in two fleet parades in 1935 for King George V and 1937 for King George VI.