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HMY Britannia
Her Majesty's Yacht ''Britannia'' is the former royal yacht of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, in service from 1954 to 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. She is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the famous racing cutter built for The Prince of Wales in 1893. She is now a five-star visitor attraction and evening events venue permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2014, The Royal Yacht ''Britannia'' was named the UK's no. 1 landmark by TripAdvisor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Top 10 Landmarks - United Kingdom )〕
==Construction==
HMY ''Britannia'' was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Great Britain, being launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953, and commissioned on 11 January 1954.
The ship was designed with three masts, a foremast, a mainmast, and a mizzenmast. The top aerial on the foremast and the top of the mainmast were hinged, to allow the ship to pass under bridges.
''Britannia'' was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, although this capability was never used. In the event of nuclear war, it was intended that the Queen would take refuge aboard ''Britannia'' along the northwest coast of Scotland.〔(Floating bunker plan to help Queen escape nuclear attack, ''Daily Telegraph'', July 2010 )〕
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