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Britannia carried members of the Royal
Family on 968 official visits to 600 ports in
135 countries around the world. During the 43
years and 334 days of her service, she covered
1,087,623 miles.
In June 1994, the British Government
announced Britannia would be taken out of
service. She was decommissioned in December
1997 and awarded to the city of Edinburgh /
Scotland the following year. The Royal Yacht
has since been moored at the Ocean Terminal at
the Port of Leith / Edinburgh to be used as a
Museum and to host Corporate Hospitality
Events.
The previous ship to hold the title of
largest yacht was the 408 feet Savarona owned
by the Philadelphian Cadwalader family. The
Cadwalader's made their fortune building the
Brooklyn and Golden Gate bridges. The Turkish
Government bought Savarona from the
Cadwalader's in 1938. This yacht was ravaged by
fire in 1979. After being restored to her
original splendor in 1989, Savarona has been
available for charter. Savarona
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The largest yacht constructed for personal
use in the 20th Century was the 482 feet Abdul
Aziz. This yacht was built in 1984 at the cost
of $109 million for King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
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The golfing legend Greg Norman’s 228
feet yacht Aussie Rules was launched in
November 2002. This yacht, thought to have cost
around $70 million, was probably the largest
ever owned by a sportsman at that time, may
even be up to present day. Large
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Yachts over 500 feet began entering service
from the year 2007, with the largest up to 2016
being the 538 feet Eclipse built for the
Russian businessman Roman Arkadyevich
Abramovich, owner of Chelsea Football Club.
Eclipse
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Update: in 2022 the longest Yacht is the
590ft Azzam built for the President of the
United Arab Emirates. Large
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Largest Yachts
List at Wiki
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