Her Majesty's Steam Yacht, the "Victoria and Albert"

Object summary

Title: Her Majesty's Steam Yacht, the "Victoria and Albert"
Object ID: CC-F-0133
Date made: 1850
Place made: United Kingdom, England, England, London; United Kingdom, Plymouth
Publisher: Ackermann & Co.; Fry, Edmund
Draftsman: Condy, Nicholas Matthew
Printer of plates: Day & Haghe
Lithographer: Haghe, Louis
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A tinted lithograph of the HM Steam Yacht, the 'Victoria and Albert,' entering Plymouth Sound on 10 August 1843. Built for Queen Victoria, the 'Victoria and Albert' was the first royal steam yacht. As the yacht passes, vessels in the background give a ships salute, are decorated with maritime signal flags, and sailors man the yards to pay respect to the Royal family onboard. Men and women in small rowboats wave their hats to welcome the royal yacht.