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Launched at Royal Dockyard Pembroke Dock 9 May 1899.
Commissioned 1901. Displacement 5,500 tons.
Utilised by King Edward VII, George V, George VI, from 1901 to 1939, for formal visits, cruises, fleet reviews etc. Last used as a Royal Yacht in 1939.
Accomodation ship at Portsmouth 1942 to 1945. Refitted in 1946.
Not used again by Royal Family, she was broken up in 1954 at Fastlane.
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