HMY Victoria and Albert II
A painting of HMY Victoria and Albert II by William Frederick Mitchell
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| 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 |
| Tonnage: | 2470 |
| Length: | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Propulsion: | Steam engine Twin 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. Of 2,470 tons, the yacht could make 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) on her paddles. There were 240 crew.
The ship was used by Prince Arthur on the occasion of his visit to Heligoland in 1872.
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.
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