"at Dartmouth, which was built by Higgs and Hill and practically completed in 1905. The first term of cadets entered at the R.N. College Osborne were transferred to Dartmouth in September 1905. The college was originally known as the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (BRNC). As a Royal Naval shore establishment, it was later known also by the ship name HMS ""Britannia (a battleship called operated from 1904 to 1918). The college was named (ship name: HMS ""Dartmouth) in 1953, when the name ""Britannia"" was given to the newly launched royal yacht . The training ship moored in the River Dart"
"HMY Britannia Her Majesty's Yacht ""Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht ""Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in 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 nautical miles around the globe. Now retired from royal service, ""Britannia"" is open to visitors and is permanently"
"the islands once visited by the royal family during their annual two-week holiday in the Western Isles of Scotland. During this period, Royal Yachtsmen (Yotties) from Britannia's original crew sail the yacht for the Britannia Trust. HMY Britannia Her Majesty's Yacht ""Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht ""Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in 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"
"cost was £8,300 and like ""Valkyrie II"", ""Britannia"" was built at the D&W Henderson shipyard in Patrick on the River Clyde. With two such highly important commissions underway in the same yard, Watson delegated his protégé James Rennie Barnett to oversee both yachts. ""Britannia"" was launched on 20 April 1893, a week ahead of ""Valkyrie II"" and joined a fleet of first class cutters that was growing fast as others followed the royal lead. In a highly competitive fleet, ""Britannia"" soon set about achieving the race results which would eventually establish her as the most successful racing yacht of all"
"1879, and the 216-ton schooner ""Aline"" (Benjamin Nicholson, 1860) in 1881. ""Britannia"" faced many opponents in her 43-year career. The most notable were: HMY Britannia (Royal Cutter Yacht) His Majesty's Yacht ""Britannia"" was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for RYS Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. She served both himself and his son King George V, with a long racing career. ""Britannia"" was ordered in 1892 by Edward, Prince of Wales and designed by George Lennox Watson. She was a near sister ship to the Watson-designed which challenged for the 1893 America's Cup."
"Britannia (1774 ship) Britannia was launched in 1774 at Bombay. She was the focus of a protest against the Tea Act in Charleston, South Carolina in 1774. In 1796 she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. This voyage was noteworthy for her captain's cruelty, for which he was tried but not sanctioned. She then sailed to China to pick up a cargo for the East India Company. On the way she visited or saw four islands in the present-day Marshall Islands. She remained employed in the services of the East India Company (EIC) until 1799. She then traded with India"
"Britannia (1806 EIC ship) Britannia was launched in 1806 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company. She made only one voyage for the company before a gale wrecked her in January 1809. Captain Jonathan Birch received a letter of marque on 3 November 1806. He sailed ""Britannia"" from Portsmouth on 26 February 1807, bound for Bombay and China. He returned from that voyage on 1 July 1808. Birch and ""Britannia"" were in the Downs on 24 January 1809, prior to setting out on a second voyage to the east, this time to Madras and China. The next"
"HMS Britannia (1820) HMS ""Britannia"" was a 120-gun first-rate ship-of-the-line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1813 and launched on 20 October 1820. Commissioned in 1823, she saw service in the Mediterranean from 1830-1 and in 1841. She was decommissioned in 1843, before returning to service for the Crimean War, serving as flagship of Admiral Sir James Deans Dundas, commanding the British fleet in the Mediterranean and Black Sea from 1851-4. She returned to England at the beginning of 1855 and that year became a hospital ship at Portsmouth, then a cadet training ship in 1859. She was moved"
"concerning ""Britannia""s launch year. Reports include 1772, 1775, 1777, or 1778. The source of the 1772 year is a list that of vessels built at the Bombay Dockyard that shows her owner as Mr. Watson. The same list shows a ""Britannia"" being rebuilt in 1778. These are the only two mentions of a ""Britannia"" being built between 1736 and 1840. ""Britannia"" was built of teak and her long life as an East Indiaman sailing between England and India and China demonstrated the both the utility of teak, and the skill in ship construction of Eastern shipyards. She was also one"
"HMS Britannia (1682) HMS ""Britannia"" was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard, and launched in 1682. In 1705 she took on board Charles III of Spain, when on her way to Catalonia In 1715, ""Britannia"" was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she relaunched on 30 October 1719, again as a 100-gun first rate. ""Britannia"" was placed on harbour service in 1745, and was broken up in 1749. She was captained from 1734 to 1736 by Sir Tancred Robinson."
"HMS Britannia (1682) HMS ""Britannia"" was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett II at Chatham Dockyard, and launched in 1682. In 1705 she took on board Charles III of Spain, when on her way to Catalonia In 1715, ""Britannia"" was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Woolwich Dockyard, from where she relaunched on 30 October 1719, again as a 100-gun first rate. ""Britannia"" was placed on harbour service in 1745, and was broken up in 1749. She was captained from 1734 to 1736 by Sir Tancred Robinson."
"in the 1880s: ""We have not exhausted the possibilities of form yet, and when we do arrive at perfection of shape we can set-to then and look out for better material. The frames and beams, then, of my ideal ship shall be of aluminium.” (George Lennox Watson, February 1881) The current plan goal is to start building in early 2019 and unveil the new Britannia at the Americas Cup in New Zealand in 2021. Previously Prince Albert Edward had acquired the 205-ton schooner ""Hildegarde"" in 1876, which he had replaced with the 103-ton cutter ""Formosa"" (Michael E. Ratsey, 1878) in"
"Britannia (1772 EIC ship) Britannia was launched by the Bombay Dockyard in 1772, and was rebuilt in 1778. The British East India Company (EIC) apparently acquired her in 1775. Between 1779 she made eleven complete voyages as an East Indiaman for the EIC. She also participated in three naval campaigns, during the first of which she was deployed as a cruiser off Sumatra. There she engaged and captured a French ship. In the other two served as a transport. She set out for her twelfth EIC voyage but was lost in 1805 during the third naval campaign. There is ambiguity"
"24 September 2013 it was reported that the ship would be named ""Britannia"". Britannia arrived in Southampton on 6 March 2015, was named by HM Queen Elizabeth II on 10 March and entered served on 14 March 2015. Royal-class cruise ship The ""Royal"" class cruise ships is a class of cruise ships operated by Princess Cruises. The lead vessel of the class, ""Royal Princess"", was delivered in June 2013 for Princess Cruises. The 2015 MV Britannia is a similar design to the Royal class ships and is operated by P&O Cruises. In early 2010, Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation & plc"
"than in Edinburgh, with which the yacht had few links. Her positioning in Leith coincided with a redevelopment of the harbour area, and the advent of Scottish devolution. Entrance to the yacht is via the Ocean Terminal development, and over 300,000 people visit the Royal Yacht Britannia every year. She is also one of the UK's top evening events venues. On 18 May 2006, the Swiss-born Hollywood actress and first Bond girl, Ursula Andress, celebrated her 70th birthday on board the former royal yacht. On 29 July 2011, a drinks reception was held on board ""Britannia"" for Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter"
"RMS Britannia RMS ""Britannia"" was an ocean liner of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, later known as Cunard Steamship Company. She was launched on 5 February 1840, at the yard of Robert Duncan & Company in Greenock, Scotland. The ship and her sisters, ""Acadia"", ""Caledonia"", and ""Columbia"", were the first ocean liners built by the company. ""Britannia"" was a large ship for the period, 207 feet (63 m) long and 34 feet (10.3 m) across the beam, with three masts and a wooden hull. She had paddle wheels and her coal-powered two-cylinder side-lever engine (from"
"on 15 May 2013. The ship was built at the Fincantieri yard at Monfalcone in Italy. The name ""Britannia"" was announced on 24 September 2013 and has historical importance for P&O, as there have been two previous ships named Britannia connected with the company. The first entered service in 1835 for the General Steam Navigation Company, which went on to become the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company. The second, which entered service in 1887, was one of four ships ordered by the company to mark the golden jubilee of both Queen Victoria and P&O itself. The ceremonial float out of the"
"HMY Britannia (Royal Cutter Yacht) His Majesty's Yacht ""Britannia"" was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for RYS Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII. She served both himself and his son King George V, with a long racing career. ""Britannia"" was ordered in 1892 by Edward, Prince of Wales and designed by George Lennox Watson. She was a near sister ship to the Watson-designed which challenged for the 1893 America's Cup. Details of the commission were arranged on the Prince’s behalf by William Jamieson who represented him and liaised closely with Watson. The build"
"HMS Britannia (1762) HMS ""Britannia, also known as Old Ironsides"", was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered on 25 April 1751 from Portsmouth Dockyard to the draught specified in the 1745 Establishment. Her keel was laid down on 1 July 1751 and she was launched on 19 October 1762. The cost of building and fitting totalled £45,844/2s/8d. Her main gundeck armament of twenty-eight 42-pounder guns was later replaced by 32-pounders. In the 1790s ten of her quarterdeck guns and two of her forecastle guns were replaced by the same number of 32-pounder"
"HMY William & Mary (1694) HM Yacht ""William and Mary"" was a royal yacht of the Kingdom of Great Britain, named after the joint monarchs who ruled between 1689 and 1694. She was launched in 1694 and completely rebuilt in 1765. In all, she remained in service for over a century before being sold in 1801. King William III and his wife Queen Mary II ordered her built in February 1693. She was designed and built by Robert Lee, a Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard and launched in September 1694. ""William and Mary"", like other Royal yachts, was generally used"
"MV Britannia (2015) MV ""Britannia"" is a cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. She was built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. At , ""Britannia"" is the largest of seven ships currently in service with P&O Cruises and she is also the flagship of the fleet, taking the honour from ""Oriana"". She officially entered service on 14 March 2015, and was named by Queen Elizabeth II. Her first captain was Paul Brown. ""Britannia"" features a Union Flag on her bow, the largest of its kind in the world. ""Britannia"" was ordered in 2011 and was laid down"
"Britannia Yacht Club The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club and tennis club based in Britannia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1887 by a group of cottagers. The members have contributed to the sports of yachting and tennis. The non-profit corporation celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2012. BYC is located on an extension of land at the eastern end of Lac Deschênes near the Deschênes Rapids on the Ottawa River. A land block owned by the National Capital Commission on the south side of the harbour is leased to the BYC. The area"
"in the U.S. RMS Britannia RMS ""Britannia"" was an ocean liner of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, later known as Cunard Steamship Company. She was launched on 5 February 1840, at the yard of Robert Duncan & Company in Greenock, Scotland. The ship and her sisters, ""Acadia"", ""Caledonia"", and ""Columbia"", were the first ocean liners built by the company. ""Britannia"" was a large ship for the period, 207 feet (63 m) long and 34 feet (10.3 m) across the beam, with three masts and a wooden hull. She had paddle wheels and her coal-powered two-cylinder"
"Britannia (1802 ship) Britannia was a merchant vessel launched at Hull in 1802. She repelled the attack of a French privateer in a notable single-ship action in 1804, but was lost to an accidental explosion in Cork harbour in 1806. ""Britannia"" entered ""Lloyd's Register"" in 1803 with master M. Leavy, owner Fletcher, and trade Liverpool-Jamaica. Captain Matthew Leavey received a letter of marque on 2 June 1803. Single-ship action<br> ""Britannia"" was on her way to Jamaica from Madeira when on 1 July 1804 she encountered ""Général Ernouf"", which did not engage. Four days later the two again sighted each other,"
"Great Britain II Great Britain II (also United Friendly, Norsk Data GB, With Integrity, Whitbread Heritage) is a Maxi racing yacht launched by Princess Anne on 21 May 1973 named after the , built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel which was the world's first ""iron clad"" steam ship and whose salvage from the Falklands was underwritten by Sir Jack Hayward, who also funded the building of GB II. She was conceived to take part in the first ""Whitbread Round the World Race"" designed by Alan Gurney and built for Chay Blyth and a group of paratroopers who went on to be"
"Britannia (1794 ship) Britannia was launched in 1794 at Northfleet. She made two voyages as an ""extra ship"" for the British East India Company (EIC). On her second voyage a French privateer captured her, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her shortly thereafter. She then became a West Indiaman and was lost c.1801. Captain Thomas Nixon jnr. received a letter of marque for ""Britannia"" on 22 August 1795. He left Yarmouth on 20 September 1795, bound for Bengal. She arrived at Calcutta on 22 February 1796. There she loaded rice on behalf of the British government which was importing grain"
"all over the south west to watch this race. Both brothers were Trinity House pilots of Penzance. Despite a lull in big yacht racing after 1897, ""Britannia"" served as a trial horse for Sir Thomas Lipton's first America's Cup challenger , and later passed on to several owners in a cruising trim with raised bulwarks. In 1920, King George V triggered the revival of the ""Big class"" by announcing that he would refit ""Britannia"" for racing. Although ""Britannia"" was the oldest yacht in the circuit, regular updates to her rig kept her a most successful racer throughout the 1920s. In"
"to the winner of the International Dragon-Class Races. Prince Philip toured the harbour aboard the African Queen. Don S. Kirby, Club Historian, wrote a 'Historical Sketch of Britannia Yacht Club 1891-1967' as a Canadian Centennial project. The book divides the Club into five eras: the founding days; the big days at the Park pier; the fun-filled twenties; the dark days of the early Twenties; and the rebuilding of the Club to its present status. During the 1968 North American Shark Class Sailing Championship, BYC sailor John Holmes finished 6th with crewmembers Dennis Foy & Jack Reeves. In 1969, a brass"
"Wales is depicted in the second episode of the Australian miniseries ""Against the Wind"". Citations References Britannia (1774 ship) Britannia was launched in 1774 at Bombay. She was the focus of a protest against the Tea Act in Charleston, South Carolina in 1774. In 1796 she transported convicts from Ireland to Australia. This voyage was noteworthy for her captain's cruelty, for which he was tried but not sanctioned. She then sailed to China to pick up a cargo for the East India Company. On the way she visited or saw four islands in the present-day Marshall Islands. She remained employed"
"their British heritage, shortly after which, a new 143,730-ton flagship, ""Britannia"", joined the fleet in 2015. In September 2016, it was announced that P&O Cruises would build a new 180,000-ton ship in 2020, and in January 2018, it was announced that a twin sister would follow in 2022. These ships would be the UK's first to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), shipping’s most advanced fuel technology, with the intention of reducing air emissions. In May 2018, it was announced that the first of the two ships would be called ""Iona"". ""Adonia"" left the fleet in March 2018, and"
"HMY Victoria and Albert HMY ""Victoria and Albert"" was a twin-paddle steamer launched 25 April 1843. It functioned as a royal yacht of the sovereign of the United Kingdom, owned and operated by the Royal Navy. She was laid down in 1842 at Pembroke Dock and was designed by William Symonds. She measured 1,034 tons burthen, carried two guns, and was the first royal yacht to be steam powered, being fitted with a engine. Steam yachts, first introduced in 1823, became popular amongst Victorian millionaires and Royalty around Europe. She was lengthened in 1853. She was 200 feet and emerged"
"vessels and pleasure craft alike. Boat operators are not permitted to dump oil into the bilge of their boat without means for proper disposal. Oil and other chemicals must be kept on board in a receptacle until they can be properly disposed of. Britannia Yacht Club The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club and tennis club based in Britannia, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1887 by a group of cottagers. The members have contributed to the sports of yachting and tennis. The non-profit corporation celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2012. BYC is located"
"for a more modern yacht – dated from 1855, and won this expenditure after pointing out that both the Russian Tsar and the German Kaiser had larger and more modern yachts than Great Britain. Built at Pembroke Dock and launched in 1899, she was completed in the summer 1901, seven months after the death of Queen Victoria. The vessel measured in length by in the beam with a tonnage of 4,700. The total cost of the ship was £572,000, five-sevenths the cost of the battleship . During fitting-out the yacht had significant extra weight added including concrete ballast and even"