KING'S NEW YACHT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 5 (Supplement)

KING'S NEW YACHT.

A further demonstrationif any be needed—of King Edward's love of the sea is ! furnished by the new turbine yacht, appropriately named Alexandra, which is being built for His Majesty, and which was to be launched from the yard of Messrs. A. and J. Inglis and Co., at Glasgow, -oil i April 30. 'The new Royal yacht is a most elegantly appointed vessel, her fittings- and handsome decorations making her, in this respect, I quite the first craft afloat. The Alexandra is intended to replace the Osborne, which is no longer considered to be fit for use. She is a vessel of 285 feet long by 40 feet broad and is 2000 tons gross. Three Parsons turbines will be the propelling power, each of these turbines driving separate shafts. The yacht's speed capacity will be seventeen knots. Shorter by 137 feet than the Victoria and Albert, and of less than half the tonnage of the former, the new vessel is intended for the private use of the Royal Family and their immediate attendants. She is meant primarily for short cruises and for ; visiting the harbours where the draught of water is limited, such as Flushing, Nice, and other Continental ports, which His Majesty when on holiday frequents. ■ ■ - The order for the construction of the I new yacht was received by the Glasgow ! shipbuilding firm in competition with a inumber of other firms who submitted designs, and it was given to them by an Admiralty Committee, including Mr. Philip Watts, Director of Nf&val Construction, who approved the designs. The Queen's drawing-room and the smoke-room are on the upper deck aft. The decorated work, furniture, etc.. will, j as far as possible, be made in Scotland. j