Maritime museums · Central Scotland
HMY Britannia
HMY Britannia in Scotland Central, United Kingdom.
Alan Findlay — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
About
HMY Britannia is a preserved museum ship in Scotland Central, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.
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From the Wikipedia article
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 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 one million nautical miles (1.9 million kilometres) around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
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Background
History
Britannia sailed on her maiden voyage from Portsmouth to Grand Harbour, Malta, departing on 14 April and arriving on 22 April 1954. She carried Prince Charles and Princess Anne to Malta in order for them to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the end of the royal couple's Commonwealth tour. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh embarked on Britannia for the first time in Tobruk on 1 May 1954. in Canada, en route to Chicago in 1959, as part of the celebration for the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway]] , 1977]] On 20 July 1959, Britannia sailed the newly opened Saint Lawrence Seaway en route from Canada to Chicago, where she docked, making the Queen the first British monarch to…
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- Coordinates
- 55.9821, -3.1773
- Address
- 100 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ
- Opening
- Nov-Dec,Jan-Mar 10:00-17:00; Apr-Aug 09:30-18:00; Sep 10:00-18:00; Oct 10:00-17:30
- Official site
- www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1529544 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMY Britannia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMY Britannia?
- HMY Britannia is in Central Scotland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.9821°, -3.1773°.
- Who owns HMY Britannia?
- HMY Britannia is owned by The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust.
- What are the opening hours for HMY Britannia?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Nov-Dec,Jan-Mar 10:00-17:00; Apr-Aug 09:30-18:00; Sep 10:00-18:00; Oct 10:00-17:30. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.