HMY Fairy
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HMY Fairy was built in 1844 and commissioned in 1845 as a small royal yacht and tender to the HMY Victoria and Albert. She was 146 feet long with a beam of 21 feet and was 312 burden tonnes and was built by D I Titchburn of Blackwall, London. She was able to cruise in shallow waters and as well as her duties as a tender, she sailed from London to Scotland and conveyed the Royal family to the Isle of Wight. She was replaced by the Alberta in 1863.
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