For other ships of the same name, see List of ships named HMY Victoria and Albert.
| HMY Victoria and Albert II | |
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 A painting of HMY Victoria and Albert II by William Frederick Mitchell | |
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMY Victoria and Albert II |
| Namesake: | Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort |
| Launched: | 16 January 1855 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, c.1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Royal Yacht |
| Displacement: | 2,470 long tons (2,510 t)[citation needed] |
| Length: | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engineTwin paddles |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 240 |
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. She displaced 2,470 tons,[citation needed] and could make 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on her paddles. There were 240 crew.
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[1]
Notes[]
- ↑ The Navy List (1891), p. 264
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