Royal barge

A royal barge is a vessel that is used by a monarch for ceremonial processions, and (historically) for routine transport, usually on a river or inland waterway.

This was why the Belgian government decided, on the recommendation of the King Leopold I, to have the Lecarpentier shipyards in Antwerp build a royal barge.

Canot Royal picked up Adrien de Gerlache and his mate, Georges Lecointe, to bring them aboard the mail ship Princess Clémentine, where government officials and their close families waited to greet them.

[3] The royal barge, called phaungdaw (ဖောင်တော်), was of historic importance during the monarchical era, and retains cultural significance in modern-day Myanmar (Burma).

The original royal barge of this name was built in 1774 on the orders of King Gustav III, to a design by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, but was destroyed in a dockyard fire in 1921.

The Vasaorden is owned and operated by the Swedish Navy, is equipped with nine pairs of oars, and is used on special occasions such as state visits and royal weddings.

The Thames was a regular thoroughfare for the sovereign until the middle of the 19th century, on state occasions or between the royal palaces of Windsor, Westminster, Hampton Court, Greenwich and the Tower of London.

[11] She is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith, in Edinburgh, Scotland, alongside the similarly retired royal yacht, HMY Britannia.

[20] A special warrant was issued by the Secretary of State for Defence to permit the MV Spirit of Chartwell to wear the White Ensign whilst serving as the Royal Barge on 3 June 2012.