British royal yachts : a complete illustrated history

Traces the succession of vessels designed or adapted for Royal use from the Anglo-Saxons to the decommissioning of the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1998. Illustrated throughout with photographs of the crew, members of the Royal family, the vessels and reproductions of artwork. Appendices list the vessels chronologically by monarch and provide details of the derivation of each name. The book is referenced and indexed and has a bibliography.