HMY Victoria and Albert II
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For other ships of the same name, see HMY Victoria and Albert (disambiguation).
 A painting of HMY Victoria and Albert II by William Frederick Mitchell |
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| Name: | HMY Victoria and Albert II |
| Namesake: | Queen Victoria & Albert, Prince Consort |
| Launched: | 16 January 1855 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, c.1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Royal Yacht |
| Displacement: | 2,470 long tons (2,510 t) |
| Length: | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Steam engine Twin paddles |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement: | 240 |
HMY Victoria and Albert II, a 360 foot steamer launched 16 January 1855, was a Royal Yacht of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom until 1900, owned and operated by the Royal Navy. She displaced 2,470 tons, and could make 15 knots on her paddles. There were 240 crew.
Victoria and Albert II was scrapped in about 1904.
The El Horria was built to the same specifications for Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt in 1865 and is the oldest steamship afloat.
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