The Dragon Class Royal Yacht Bluebottle.

The gallery below shows  photographs, that belonged to my father, of the  Royal Yacht Bluebottle. Dad  used to drive this yacht to where it was to compete on the back of a Camper and Nicholson lorry and had some amusing stories to tell of its travels.  Some of these are told in the book, The Royal Dragon, by R. L. Hewitt

The yacht  is now at the National Maritime Museum , Falmouth, Cornwall.

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My Dad Leonard Webb and Clive Smith in Camper & Nicholsons boat yard in Gosport. Behind is the Dragon class Royal Yacht, Bluebottle. Credit to the original photographer

Mumby Road Gosport. Not sure what the masts belong to. Credit to the original photographer

Mumby Road Gosport. Not sure what the masts belong to. Credit to the original photographer

Last look around before the journey. Credit to the original photographer

Unloading Bluebottle at Edinburgh possibly. Credit to the original photographer

South of France somewhere? Credit to the original photographer

Mumby Road Gosport. Not sure what the masts belong to. Note the Ferry Garage in the background. Credit to the original photographer

My Dad Leonard Webb and Clive Smith in Camper & Nicholsons boat yard in Gosport. Behind is the Dragon class Royal Yacht, Bluebottle. Credit to the original photographer

The Royal Dragon by R. L. Hewitt. Credit to the original photographer

Photograph taken at the 1951 Festival of Britain. The ‘Skylon’ tower is just off centre. I always though it was a yacht mast! Credit to the original photographer

Credit to the original photographer.