Three British
Royal Yacht
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s have been named HMY ''Victoria and Albert'' after the
British Monarch
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and her husband:
* was a twin paddle steamer launched 25 April 1843, later renamed ''Osborne''
* , a 360-foot steamer launched 16 January 1855
* completed in 1901
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Royal Navy ship names