Davy Jones' locker has never received:0 glorious a prize to rot among the bones of other fine ships fas the Britannia, the famous royal yacht, which is to be scuttled alter being' dismantled, Britannia, which has been racing for 42 years, will be towed out to one of the deepwater courses in the English Channel and sunk as a Atting end to a vessel with an. unchallenged. record. Completely outclassed by the newer class of boat, Britannia has been laid up at Cowes since last year when King George decided she should race no more, and King Edward has decided to dispose of her in this manner instead of having her broken up, a London yachting correspondent reports. Built for King Edward VII fat Glasgow in 1808, Britannia In her first five years of racing won 122 first prizes and 25 other prizes in 260 starts, and during her 42 years of racing' she won a total of 355 prizes in589 starts, Six times during
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