Royal Yacht
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A Royal Yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head. The Royal Yacht is most often manned by personnel from the navy and used by the monarch and his/her family on both private and official travels. Some royal yachts have been/are small vessels only used for short trips on rivers or in calm waters, but others have been/are large seaworthy ships. Historically most monarchs have had a royal yacht, but at this time there are only two left in use in Europe. For the most part royal yachts have been superseded by the use of warships in this role, as royal yachts are often seen as a hard to justify expenditure.In addition most monarchies with a railway system employ a special set of royal carriages. Most monarchies also employ aircraft as a luxurious (and much more speedy and timely) mode of transportation.
The Danish royal family have had several royal yachts. Two of them have been named Dannebrog.
Built for Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt
King Haakon VII received the Royal Yacht Norge as a gift from the people of Norway in 1947. The Royal Yacht is owned by the King but maintained and manned by the Royal Norwegian Navy. Before this other Navy ships had served as royal sea transport and the King used some smaller boats for short trips mostly on official occasions.
- Stjernen I (1899-1940)
- Stjernen II
- Heimdal
- Norge (1947-present)
- Horten
- Al Said (1982)-
Saudi Royal Yachts have included the following -
- Abdul Aziz (1984-)
- Al Riyadh (1978-)
Thailand
The Siamese (Thai) aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Nareubet[link] serves in this function).
King Haakon VII received the Royal Yacht Norge as a gift from the people of Norway in 1947. The Royal Yacht is owned by the King but maintained and manned by the Royal Norwegian Navy. Before this other Navy ships had served as royal sea transport and the King used some smaller boats for short trips mostly on official occasions.
- Stjernen I (1899-1940)
- Stjernen II
- Heimdal
- Norge (1947-present)
- Horten
- Al Said (1982)-
Saudi Royal Yachts have included the following -
- Abdul Aziz (1984-)
- Al Riyadh (1978-)
Thailand
The Siamese (Thai) aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Nareubet[link] serves in this function).
- Al Said (1982)-
Saudi Royal Yachts have included the following -
- Abdul Aziz (1984-)
- Al Riyadh (1978-)
Thailand
The Siamese (Thai) aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Nareubet[link] serves in this function).
Thailand
The Siamese (Thai) aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Nareubet[link] serves in this function).
The United Kingdom have had 83 royal yachts since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. Charles II himself had 25 Royal Yachts, while five were simultaneously in service in 1831. The Queen currently does not have a royal yacht.
- HMY Mary
- HMY Jamie
- HMY Fubbs
- HMY Bezan 17th century
- HMY Royal Sovereign (1804)-
- HMY Royal George (1817-1842)
- HMY Victoria and Albert (1843-1855)
- HMY Fairy (1844)-
- HMY Elfin (1848-1901)
- HMY Victoria and Albert II (1855-1900)
- HMY Alberta (1863)-
- HMY Osborne (1868)-
- HMY Victoria and Albert III (1901-1937)
- HMY Alexandra (1908-1925)
- HMY Britannia (1954-1997)
Occasionally merchant vessels or warships were chartered or assigned for special duty as a temporary Royal Yacht. Examples include the hospital ship HMS Maine and the steamer SS Gothic in the 1940s, the battleship HMS Vanguard in 1947.
During the German Empire The Kaiser use these Yacht:
- SMY Hohenzollern
- SMY Kaiseradler
Other Nations
Other nations that employ some form of yacht presently or in the past include China, Iran, Russia, and Sweden.
- SMY Hohenzollern
- SMY Kaiseradler
Other Nations
Other nations that employ some form of yacht presently or in the past include China, Iran, Russia, and Sweden.The United States in the past employed Presidential yachts which functioned identically, serving the US President. Most notably was the USS Potomac (1936-1945). The most recent presidential yacht was the USS Sequoia (1933-1977). Earlier vessels included the USS Mayflower (1906-1929), damaged by fire during the Great Depression.
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