HMY Fairy

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HMY Fairy was built in 1844 and commissioned in 1845 as a small royal yacht and tender to the HMY Victoria and Albert. She was 146 feet long with a beam of 21 feet and was 312 burden tonnes and was built by at Leamouth by Ditchburn and Mare. She was able to cruise in shallow waters and as well as her duties as a tender, she sailed from London to Scotland and conveyed the Royal family to the Isle of Wight. She was replaced by the Alberta in 1863.

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