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  1. HMY Fairy - Wikipedia

    HMY Fairy was a small royal yacht and tender to the HMY Victoria and Albert (1843). Built in 1844 by Ditchburn and Mare at Leamouth, she was commissioned in 1845. [1]

  2. List of royal yachts of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

    There have been 83 royal yachts of the monarchy of the United Kingdom since the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. [1] Charles II had 25 royal yachts, [2] while five were simultaneously in service in 1831. [3]

  3. The Royal Yacht Fairy with Queen Victoria on board, making ...

    Philip John Ouless was a Jersey painter and watercolourist who contributed illustrations to the Illustrated London News; he recorded the visit of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to Jersey in 1846. This painting shows the Royal Yacht Fairy passing a frigate and other shipping, watched by a boatload of sightseers.

  4. HMY Fairy facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia

    HMY Fairy was a small royal yacht and tender to the HMY Victoria and Albert (1843). Built in 1844 by Ditchburn and Mare at Leamouth, she was commissioned in 1845.

  5. HMY Fairy | Military Wiki | Fandom

    HMY Fairy was a small royal yacht and tender to the HMY Victoria and Albert. Built in 1844 by Ditchburn and Mare at Leamouth, she was commissioned in 1845.

  6. The Royal Yachts - commsmuseum.co.uk

    At the time of the Coronation of The Queen's father, King George VI, in 1937, the existing Royal yacht, the Victoria and Albert III, looked more like a floating museum than a working ship. Its hull and machinery were gradually deteriorating and the crew's quarters were cramped and uncomfortable.

  7. File:Philip John Ouless - The Royal Yacht Fairy with Queen ...

    This painting shows the Royal Yacht Fairy passing a frigate and other shipping, watched by a boatload of sightseers. The Royal Standard flies at the Fairy's mainmast, indicating that the Queen is actually on board

  8. HMY Fairy (1845); Royal/ceremonial vessel; Tender; Screw

    A contemporary full hull model of the Royal Yacht Fairy (1845). Built in the builder's style, the model is decked and equipped with a variety of fittings including a capstan, binnacle, wheel, pumps, davits for the boats, and a number of skylights along the deck to give illumination down below.

  9. EDWARD DUNCAN, R.W.S. (LONDON 1803-1882), The Royal Yacht ...

    H.M.Y. Fairy was a small royal yacht and tender to the HMY Victoria and Albert. Built in 1844 and commissioned in 1845, she sailed from London to Scotland, transported Queen Victoria on her visit to Germany in 1845, and frequently took the Royal Family to the Isle of Wight.

  10. Bonhams : Philip John Ouless (British, 1817-1885) The Royal ...

    Christened 'Fairy' and displacing 317 tons, she was launched in March 1845 and measured 161 feet in length with a 21 foot beam. Capable of 13 knots at full steam, she was commissioned at Portsmouth on 9th July (1845) and proved ideal for carrying her royal passengers not only into shallow harbours but also up rivers impassable to the larger yacht.