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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia |
Britannia's First Complement - 1953 |
Britannia's Last Complement - 1997 |
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The bronze 'Yottie' sculpture is a tribute to the Royal Yachtsmen who served on Britannia. The 'model' for the sculpture was Ellis 'Norrie' Norrell, the longest-serving
Royal Yachtsman, with nearly 34 years service |
The Wheelhouse |
The Captain's seat on the Bridge |
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Signal flags stored on the Flag Desk |
List of signal flags |
HMY Britannia's Crest |
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Following naval tradition, Captain James Dalglish,
the first Commanding Officer of Britannia, placed coins beneath each mast to pay the angels to guard
the sailors' souls |
The Admiral's Suite |
The compass binnacle from HMY Victoria & Albert III 1899, alongside Britannia's bell 1953 |
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One of the Royal Landrovers on deck |
One of the Royal Landrovers and ... |
the Rolls Royce Phantom V being loaded onboard |
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The original 1966 Royal Landrover now on the quayside... |
together with the 1967 Rolls Royce Phantom V... |
and a 'Flying Fifteen' Coweslip Yacht given to the Queen and Prince Philip on their wedding in 1947 and often sailed by Prince Philip |
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The Sun Lounge |
The Queen's Bedroom and... |
Prince Philip's Bedroom, both with original 1950s furniture |
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The Queen's Sitting Room |
Prince Philip's Sitting Room |
State Drawing Room |
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State Dining Room- where place settings were measured with a ruler to ensure perfection |
Some of the gifts given to the Queen... |
and Prince Philip by guests |
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Officers' Wardroom |
Officers' Anteroom |
Bar in the Officers' Anteroom |
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Wombat stuffed toy kept on the fan in the Anteroom
for the Officers to play 'Wombat Tennis'! |
Warrant Officers and Chief Petty Officers' Mess |
Petty Officers' and Royal Marines Sergeants' Mess |
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Royal Marines Barracks |
Royal Marines uniform |
Royal Marines Mess |
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Royal Marines Shower Rooms |
Hospital with operating theatre |
Corgi with an eye patch in the sick bay! |
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Presses in the Laundry Room |
Washing machines in the Laundry Room |
A flatwork ironer in the Laundry Room |
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Royal Clerk's Office |
How to tie a knot! |
Just a few knots to choose from! |
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The Engine Room |
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Red carpet access to Britannia |
Britannia completes 1,000,000 miles in February 1994 |
Sailing into Portsmouth for the last time in November 1997 |