| HMY William & Mary (1694) | |
|---|---|
| Career (Great Britain) |  |
| Name: | William and Mary |
| Namesake: | William and Mary |
| Ordered: | February 1693 |
| Builder: | Robert Lee, Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched: | September 1694 |
| Commissioned: | 1695 |
| Decommissioned: | 1800 |
| Refit: | 1765 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1801 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Yacht |
| Tons burthen: | 172 tons bm |
| Length: | 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 21 ft 7 in (6.58 m) |
| Depth: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Sail plan: | Ketch-rigged |
| Armament: | 10 guns |
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. Launched in 1694, she remained in service for over a century before being sold in 1801.
Service history[]
The ship was ordered by King William III and his wife Queen Mary II in February 1693.[1] She was designed and built by Robert Lee, a Master Shipwright at Chatham Dockyard[2] and launched in September 1694.[3]
The William and Mary, like other Royal yachts, was generally used as a transport for senior military, political, and diplomatic figures, as well as for the Royal family. Perhaps her most notable voyage was when on 7 August 1761 she was one of squadron of six royal yachts; the Royal Caroline (renamed Royal Charlotte), Charlot, Katherine, Fubbs and Mary, which, accompanied by six ships-of-war, sailed from Harwich to Cuxhaven under the command of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Anson to embark Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, future wife of King George III, at Stade. The flotilla arrived back at Harwich on 6 September having endured severe storms and almost being wrecked on the coast of Norway twice.[4]
During her long career William and Mary was in and out of commission several times. She was first paid off in January 1713, and sent to Deptford Dockyard for repairs, which were completed by December 1714. She was recommissioned in 1719, but returned to Deptford for further repairs in 1736-37, 1742, and 1746-47.[5] From January 1764 until August 1765 she was again at Deptford, were she was completely rebuilt by Adam Hayes. In 1783 she was coppered. She was the oldest ship in the Navy,[1] at the time of her decommissioning around 1800, and the bare hull of the ship was finally sold at auction for £210 on 14 September 1801.[6][7]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hamilton Clark, Arthur (1904). "Chapter VI: William And Mary". The History of Yachting, 1600–1815. New York & London: G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 122. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_History_of_Yachting/Chapter_6. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Robert Lee". threedecks.org. 2015. http://www.threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_shipwright&id=39. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Thomas Baston Biography and Maritime Paintings and Art - His Majesty's Yacht "William & Mary"". Vallejo Maritime Gallery. 2015. http://www.vallejogallery.com/item.php?id=2138. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "John Cleveley (c. 1712-1777) "The flotilla of ships, led by the Royal Charlotte in company with five other royal yachts, arriving off Harwich on 6th September 1761, after conveying Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg to England for her marriage to George III"". Bonhams. 2014. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22181/lot/122/. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "British unrated yacht 'William and Mary' (1694)". threedecks.org. 2015. http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=7416. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "No. 15405". 8 September 1801. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15405/page/
- ↑ "British unrated yacht 'William and Mary' (1765)". threedecks.org. 2015. http://threedecks.org/index.php?display_type=show_ship&id=7417. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
Further reading[]
- Dalton, Tony (2002). British Royal Yachts: a complete illustrated history. Tiverton: Halsgrove. ISBN 1841141305.
- Gavin, Charles Murray (1932). Royal Yachts. London: Rich & Cowan.
- Grigsby, J. E. (1953). Annals of our Royal Yachts 1604-1953. London: Adlard Coles/George Harrap.
- McGowan, A. P. (1977). Royal Yachts (3rd ed.). London: HMSO & National Maritime Museum. ISBN 011290291X.
- Naish, G. P. B. (1953). Royal Yachts. London: HMSO & National Maritime Museum.
External links[]
- "William & Mary Yacht off Greenwich". Government Art Collection: Department for Culture, Media & Sport. 2015. http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?obj=21669. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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