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INTRODUCTION
PHOTO TOUR - - ROOMS OF STATE
PHOTO TOUR - - ROYAL APARTMENTS
PHOTO TOUR - - OFFICERS
PHOTO TOUR - - CREW
PHOTO TOUR - - WORKING SHIP
GOING ASHORE EXPERIENCE:

VISITING THE ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA

OFFICERS QUARTERS

Picture Royal Yacht Britannia, Admiral's suite

The Admiral's Suite

The captain of Britannia actually held the rank of Admiral in the Royal Navy.  This reflected the significance of his command.

His quarters were among the most spacious on the yacht including a bedroom, bathroom and day cabin, which function as his office and conference room.
  
Royal Yacht Britannia, Admiral's quarters
Royal Yacht Britannia, Admiral's suite
When the Royal Family was aboard, the Admiral often dined with them, particularly during official events.  When they were not aboard, he would dine in his day cabin.  As on many ships, the commanding officer was not a member of the Wardroom and so did not dine with the other officers.   However, he could invite others to join him in his cabin.
Royal Yacht Britannia, officer's cabin

Officer Cabins

Britannia had a complement of 20 officers.   The size of an officer's cabin reflected his place in the ship's hierarchy with the junior officers having less spacious cabins than the senior officers.

The officer cabins were used as both living quarters and offices with beds that converted into sofas.  None of these cabins had its own bathroom.
Royal Yacht Britannia, Wardroom anteroom
Royal Yacht Britannia, Wardroom anteroom

The Wardroom Anteroom

The Wardroom Anteroom was where the officers came to relax when not on duty.  This club like room had its own bar as well as considerable space to sit or engage in various games and sporting events invented to relieve tension.   

The Wardroom

Royal Yacht Britannia, Wardroom silver
The officers dined together in the Wardroom.  This could be a quite formal affair with rituals and tradition.

Royal Yacht Britannia, Lord Nelson uniform button
Royal Yacht Britannia, Wardroom
The Wardroom contains a number of valuable objects.  In addition to a collection of 19th and 20th century silver, there is a button from the uniform of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, which ensured Britain's dominance of the seas for more than a century 
Click here to continue our photo tour of Britannia
Click here for our article on the Palace of Holyrood House
Click here for our article on Windsor Castle
Click here for our article on Stirling Castle 
Cruise article - Visiting The Royal Yacht Britannia - Edinburgh, Scotland - Officers Quarters 
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