State Barge of Charles II

The State Barge of Charles II is a 35-foot-long (11 m) British royal barge constructed around 1670 for the use of Charles II, for events now known as fleet reviews.

[1] In January 1806 it was used to carry the coffin of Lord Nelson to St Paul's Cathedral for his funeral.

[2] It is currently kept in the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth.

[3] The barge is a type of boat known as a shallop; it has a rounded bow and a square-shaped stern (known as a lute stern).

[2] The stern has a portrait of the Duchess of Portsmouth, Louise de Kerouaille, a mistress of Charles II.