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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  • 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
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: 1953 royal yacht
  • Also known as: “Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia”, “IMO 8635306”, and “Royal Yacht Britannia”
  • Address: 100 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6JJ
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ocean Terminal and Vue Leith.

Shopping center
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is the largest shopping centre in the area of , Scotland. It is within the City of Edinburgh. is situated 500 feet south of HMY Britannia.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater, which is situated 550 feet south of HMY Britannia.

College
is an independent art college in , , providing tertiary education in art and design. LSA is located in the area of Edinburgh, in the converted former Norwegian Seamen's Church, originally built by Scottish architect James Simpson and Danish architect Johan Schroder in 1868. is situated 2,300 feet south of HMY Britannia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Western Harbour and Newhaven.

Neighborhood
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is a mainly residential development in the area of , the capital city .

Suburb
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is a district in the capital city of Scotland, , which lies between and and is about 2 miles north of the city centre of Edinburgh, just north of the Victoria Park district.

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is the historic port of the capital of Scotland, north of city centre on the shore of the Firth of Forth. It's now only a minor port and has lost much of its industry, to be replaced by retail, bistros and cobbled wharves.

HMY Britannia

Latitude
55.98215° or 55° 58′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.17731° or 3° 10′ 38″ west
Inception
1953
Open location code
9C7RXRJF+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99889822
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­boat
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q1529544
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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”
  • “HMY Britannia”

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