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BRITANNIA ROYAL YACHT
His
Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal
Yacht Britannia, is the former royal yacht of
the British monarchy. She was in service from 1954 until
1997. During her 43-year career, the Britannia yacht
travelled more than a million nautical miles around the
world.
Yacht Britannia was designed to be converted into a
hospital ship in time of war. In the event of nuclear
war, it was intended for the Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh to take refuge aboard Britannia off the
north-west coast of Scotland. Britannia was launched by
Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953 and commissioned on
11 January 1954.
On 20 July 1959, Britannia sailed the newly opened Saint
Lawrence Seaway en route to Chicago, making the Queen
the first British monarch to visit the city. US
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was aboard Britannia for
part of this cruise; Presidents Gerald Ford, Ronald
Reagan and Bill Clinton were welcomed aboard in later
years.
During her
career as Royal Yacht, she conveyed the Queen, other
members of the Royal Family, and various dignitaries on
696 foreign visits and 272 visits in British waters. HMY Britannia,
when on royal duties, was escorted by a Royal Navy
warship.
Now
retired from royal service, yacht Britannia is
permanently berthed in Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland. It
is a popular visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits
each year.
This
scratch-built primarily wood royal yacht
Britannia model comes in the following sizes:
25" long x 10"
tall x 4.5" wide (1/200 scale)
$3,490 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate. Please note that this size
doesn't have lighting.
35" long (1/144
scale)
$3,975 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $400 flat rate. Please note that this size
has lighting option which is $300 extra.
50" long (1/100
scale)
$7,940 Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $600 flat rate. Please note that this size
has lighting option which is $500 extra.
Model is built per commission only. We require only
a small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start the process
$900  The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed. Click
here for
lead time.
Note that the light feature
is
available for the two larger sizes only.
If you are looking for
the Britannia racing sailboat, it is located here:
https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/sail_boats/Britannia-yacht.htm
Learn more about the
yacht Britannia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMY_Britannia
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