Great British Royal Ships — Season 1, Episode 1: Britannia: Secrets of the Royal Yacht
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 2 episodes
Episode synopsis
Part one of two. Rob Bell examines iconic ships that have played significant roles in Britain's maritime and cultural history, beginning with the Royal Yacht Britannia. Now permanently berthed in Edinburgh, it was, for 44 years, a floating palace at sea. HMY Britannia travelled more than a million miles, the equivalent of one circumnavigation of the globe for every year she was in service.
About Great British Royal Ships
Rob Bell looks at the history of two famous vessels with links to the British Royal Family, revealing some little known facts about each of them.