A LIFEBUOY FROM THE R.Y. ALEXANDRA (1908)
cork-filled canvas painted white with polychromed crown and inscribed in gilt lettering "ALEXANDRA" with grab rope surround -- 31in. (79cm.) diameter

The 2050 ton R.Y. Alexandra was built by A.& J. Inglis, Glasgow, named after Edward VII's consort, and intended to escort and supplement the work undertaken by the main Royal Yacht, Victoria & Albert III, which she did the year she was launched on a State visit to Russia. Serving as a hospital ship in WWI, by 1925 it was too expensive to justify two Royal Yachts and she was sold to the Norwegian Shipping Co. of Trondheim for £25,000 and converted to a cruise ship. She was sunk during the German invasion of 1940.

Condition Report
Finish (varnish?) discoloured, crown and lettering in good order, some old wear.

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