Royal Yacht HMY Britannia 1893 Wooden Model 29.9"
This expert level, highly detailed, museum quality, HMY Britannia 1893 model is brand new, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).
This exclusive Britannia 1893 yacht model was handcrafted using the highest quality selection of precious wood by the traditional plank on bulkhead method (after the bulkheads are laid and the hull lines trued, the hull is planked with individual wooden strips to form a smooth silhouette).
The Britannia model has been hand sanded, hand painted with polyurethane paint & has black topsides, white cove stripe, the bottom is stained and varnished to a mirror-like finish.. The very detailed deck fittings are reproduced with custom-made brass and chromed brass castings.
The sailboat model is mounted with brass pedestals on a high quality hardwood display base with gold trim. The model is built exactly to scale as the original Britannia was. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. This model combines the careful execution of every detail with the high quality of the materials and the craftsmanship.
HMY Britannia was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. It served him and his son, King George V, a long racing career.
After the Prince of Wales’ nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II acquired the racing cutter Thistle in 1891, her Scottish designer George Lennox Watson received a commission from Edward VII for a sailing yacht in 1892. He designed His Royal Highness’ Yacht Britannia to the “Length And Sail Area Rule” as a First Class cutter and had her built alongside his America’s Cup challenger Valkyrie II at the D & W Henderson Yard on the River Clyde. She was launched on April 20th, 1893, a week ahead of Valkyrie II.
By the end of her first year’s racing, the Britannia had scored thirty-three wins from forty-three starts. In her second season, she won all seven races for the big class yachts on the French Riviera, and then beat the 1893 America’s Cup defender Vigilant in home waters.
King George V’s dying wish was for his beloved yacht to follow him to the grave. On 10 July 1936, after the Britannia had been stripped of her spars and fittings, her hull was towed out to St Catherine Deep near the Isle of Wight, and she was sunk by HMS Winchester.
This fate marked the end of big yacht racing in Europe, with the smaller and more affordable International Rule 12-Metre Class gaining popularity.
A new replica of the Britannia is currently under preparation in Norway, after her Russian shipyard had arrogated her from her legal owner.
The Royal Yacht HMY Britannia model measures 29.9"(76cm) length x 37.4"(95cm) height. The Britannia 1893 model is truly a work of art that is sure to become a treasured family heirloom.
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Highlights about this Royal Yacht model:
- 100% hand crafted using “plank on bulkhead” construction method.
- Hand sanded hulls are finished with marine varnishes and polyurethane paint.
- Size: 29.9" overall length x 37.4" height
- Condition: New (fully assembled)
- Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model sailboat.
- Made of the finest precious wood available.
- Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic.
- This model went through 5 demanding quality control process's before leaving the workshop.
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