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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