HMY Britannia

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.
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  • Museum
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • …dates from 1953
  • Opening hours:
    November–December and January–March: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    April–August: 9:30 AM–6:00 PM
    September: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    October: 10:00 AM–5:30 PM
  • Description: 1953 royal yacht
  • Address: 100 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ
  • Also known as
    “Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia”
    “IMO 8635306”
    “Royal Yacht Britannia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ocean Terminal and Vue Leith.
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Shopping center
is the largest shopping centre in the area of , Scotland. is situated 500 feet south of HMY Britannia.
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Movie theater
is a movie theater, which is situated 550 feet south of HMY Britannia.
College
is an independent art college… is situated 2,300 feet south of HMY Britannia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Harbour and Newhaven.
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Neighborhood
is a mainly residential development…
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Suburb
is a district in the capital city…
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is the historic port of the capital…

HMY Britannia

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Latitude
55.98215° or 55° 58′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.17731° or 3° 10′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C7RXRJF+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99889822
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­boat
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historic=­ship
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tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1529544

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“HMY Britannia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “HMY Britannia”
  • Chinese: “不列顛尼亞號”
  • Chinese: “不列颠号”
  • Chinese: “不列颠尼亚号”
  • Czech: “HMY Britannia”
  • Dutch: “HMY Britannia”
  • Dutch: “Royal Yacht Britannia”
  • Estonian: “Britannia (laev, 1953)”
  • Estonian: “Britannia”
  • Finnish: “HMY Britannia”
  • French: “Britannia”
  • French: “HMY Britannia”
  • French: “Le Britannia”
  • German: “Britannia”
  • German: “HMY Britannia”
  • German: “Royal Yacht Britannia”
  • Hebrew: “בריטניה”
  • Hebrew: “היאכטה המלכותית בריטניה”
  • Hebrew: “יאכטת הוד מלכותה בריטניה”
  • Indonesian: “HMY Britannia”
  • Italian: “HMY Britannia”
  • Italian: “Panfilo Britannia”
  • Japanese: “HMYブリタニア”
  • Japanese: “ブリタニア (王室ヨット)”
  • Japanese: “ブリタニア号”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “HMY «Britannia»”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “HMY «Britannia»”
  • Norwegian: “HMY «Britannia»”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌وای بریتانیا”
  • Polish: “HMY Britannia”
  • Portuguese: “HMY Britannia”
  • Russian: “HMY Britannia”
  • Russian: “Британия”
  • Scots: “HMY Britannia”
  • Spanish: “HMY Britannia”
  • Swedish: “HMY Britannia”
  • Thai: “เรือพระที่นั่งบริแทนเนีย”
  • Thai: “เอชเอ็มวาย บริแทนเนีย”
  • Turkish: “HMY Britannia”
  • Welsh: “HMY Britannia”

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