Yacht Amélia

Yacht Amélia

"Yacht "Amélia" may refer to one of several yachts owned by King Carlos I of Portugal:

* Yacht "Amélia" (1896), a yacht bought for the oceanographic campaign of 1896
* Yacht "Amélia" (1897), a 300-ton vessel, obtained for the campaign of 1897
* Yacht "Amélia" (1899), a Scottish-built vessel obtained for the campaign of 1899; bought by American oilman Henry Clay Pierce in 1902 as his personal yacht, "Yacona"; later acquired by the United States Navy as USS "Yacona" (SP-617)
* Yacht "Amélia" (1903) , also used for oceanographic work; in 1910 took King Manuel II and his family to exile in Gibraltar; yacht was later renamed "Cinco de Outubro"


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