HMY Fairy
HMY Fairy was a small royal yacht and tender to the.
History
Built in 1844 by Thames [Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company#1837 – 1846|Ditchburn and Mare] at Leamouth, she was commissioned in 1845.She was 146 feet long with a beam of 21 feet and was 312 tons burden, and was able to cruise in shallow waters and as well as her duties as a tender, she sailed from London to Scotland, transported Queen Victoria up and back down the Rhine between Cologne and Bingen during her visit to Germany in 1845, and conveyed the royal family to the Isle of Wight. She was replaced by the in 1863.