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On the Britannia.
The Royal Yacht Britannia is one of the world's most
famous ships. Launched at John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank in
1953, the Royal Yacht proudly served Queen and country for forty-four
years. During that time Britannia carried The Queen and the Royal
Family on 968 official voyages, from the remotest regions of the
South Seas to the deepest divides of Antarctica.
At the beginning of January 1997, Britannia set sail
from Portsmouth to Hong Kong on her last and longest voyage. On
11 December 1997 Britannia was decommissioned at Portsmouth Naval
Base in the presence of The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and fourteen
senior members of The Royal Family.
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