"Sport and General” Photo. A NEW MAST FOR THE KING’S YACHT.— A new mast being lifted into position on the Britannia by the floating crane in Portsmouth Harbour. It is said to be the longest hollow wooden mast ever made in England, and is 176ft. long. The Britannia is to carry Bermuda rig this season.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1931, Page 5
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55"Sport and General” Photo. A NEW MAST FOR THE KING’S YACHT.—A new mast being lifted into position on the Britannia by the floating crane in Portsmouth Harbour. It is said to be the longest hollow wooden mast ever made in England, and is 176ft. long. The Britannia is to carry Bermuda rig this season. Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1931, Page 5
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