HMS Vanguard (1944), Royal Apartments, as fitted for the Royal Tour to South Africa, 1946-7.

A black cloth covered album with embossed gold paint title, containing 47 photgaphic prints with captions, two ship plans to illustrate the position of the photographer onboard Vanguard, and two loose pages relating to the compilation of the album. The album covers the interior of the battleship Vanguard (1944), when fitted as a Royal Yacht for the Royal Tour of South Africa. Rooms covered include:

1) King's Day Cabin
2) King's Bedroom
3) King's Bathroom
4) Queen's Day Cabin
5) Queen's Bathroom
6) King's Galley and Pantry, and 2nd Galley and Pantry
7) Private Secretary's Cabin
8) The Bedrooms of the Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret
9) The Bedrooms and Day Room of the Ladies-in-Waiting
10) The Sun Lounge interior and exterior
11) King's Dining Cabin

See NOTES Field for full list of the plates with descriptions relating to this album.

Object Details

ID: ALB0047
Type: Photograph album
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1948
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 375 mm x 482 mm x 45 mm