Figurehead of HMY Royal George, on display at the National Maritime Museum

HMY Royal George was a Royal Yacht of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, launched 1817, and last used in 1842. She became an accommodation hulk in 1902, and was broken up in 1905.[1] Gilded dolphins and rope ornament from the yacht were reused as decoration in the principal bedroom of Adelaide Cottage in Home Park Windsor.[2]

The Royal George Yacht conveying her Majesty and Royal Consort to Edinburgh, August, 1842 Off the Bass Rock - joined by General Steam Navigation - Ships Trident and Monarch

References

  1. ^ Benyon, Peter (2011). "HMS Royal George". Naval Database. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. ^ "ADELAIDE COTTAGE, Non Civil Parish - 1319270 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

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