HMY ''Osborne'' was a

paddle steamer A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. In antiquity, paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses we ...

Royal Yacht of the

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of the

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. Designed by Edward James Reed, she was launched on 19 December 1870 at Pembroke Royal Dockyard and replaced the yacht of the same name formerly known as HMY ''Victoria and Albert''. She measured 1,850 tons, and was used for cruises to foreign countries and later on the short run to

Osborne House Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Albert designed the house himself, in ...

on the

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. Commander Charles Eustace Anson was appointed in command on 28 December 1899, and was in command during the funeral arrangements for

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the following month.

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National Maritime Museum

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