HMY Fairy

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fairy.

Fairy
History
United Kingdom
NameHM Yacht Fairy
BuilderDitchburn & Mare, Leamouth, London
Laid down1844
Launched1845
Commissioned1845
Decommissioned1863
FateBroken up, 1868
General characteristics [1]
TypeSteam yacht
Tons burthen312 bm
Length146 ft (45 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionSteam engine, single screw
Sail planFull-rigged ship

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]

She was 146 feet long with a beam of 21 feet and was 312 tons burden, and was able to cruise in shallow waters and as well as her duties as a tender, she sailed from London to Scotland, transported Queen Victoria up and back down the Rhine between Cologne and Bingen during her visit to Germany in 1845, and conveyed the royal family to the Isle of Wight. She was replaced by the HMY Alberta in 1863.[1]

The Royal Yacht Fairy with Queen Victoria on board, making her way through ships of the fleet anchored in Spithead

References

  1. ^ a b c "Royal steam yacht HMY Fairy : National Maritime Museum". nmm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
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