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History
Built in 1913 by Salter Bros, Oxford, ROYALTY is a passenger vessel with a capacity for 200 passengers. She is built of steel and aluminium. Originally a steam vessel, she is now powered by an 8 cylinder Gardner engine. She was a hospital ship in World War II, having been commissioned by the Navy to tend sick and injured soldiers. She now operates a service from Westminster to Greenwich and also runs charter trips.
Key dates
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2012
Vessel selected for Queen's Diamond Jubilee Pageant on 3 June 2012
Sources
Geoffrey Hamer, Trip Out 1995/6 - A Guide to the Passenger Boat Services of the British Isles, G P Hamer, 1995
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