Amélia IV

The Royal yacht Amélia IV
History
Name:	1900-1901:SS Banshsee 1901-1911:SS Amélia IV 1911-1937:NRP Cinco de Outubro
Port of registry:	1900-1901 1901-1937
Builder:	Ramage and Ferguson, Leith
Launched:	17 July 1900
General characteristics
Tonnage:	899 gross register tons (GRT)
Length:	230 feet (70 m)
Beam:	29.5 feet (9.0 m)
Depth:	18.5 feet (5.6 m)

SS Amélia IV was a passenger ship built in 1900, which served as the Royal yacht for the Portuguese monarch until 1910.

History

The ship was designed by Cox & King of London and built by Ramage and Ferguson of Leith for Colonel Harry McCalmont, and launched on 17 July 1900^[1] by Miss Lawson of London.

She was acquired by King Carlos I of Portugal and arrived in Portugal on 2 September 1901 for use as the Royal Yacht. She served a dual purpose as she was also used for oceanographic research by the Portuguese Navy.

When the monarchy of Portugal was overthrown in 1910, the ship was used to transport the new young King, Manuel II to safety in Gibraltar.^[2]

She was then renamed Cinco de Outubro and used by the Portuguese Navy until disposed of in 1937.

References

1. "Launch of a Yacht at Leith". Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland). 18 July 1900. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
2. "The Royal Family Safe at Gibraltar". Dublin Daily Express (Ireland). 8 October 1910. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).