| LC control no. | n 79073179 |
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| Corporate name heading | Royal Thames Yacht Club |
| Variant(s) | Thames Yacht Club Cumberland Fleet |
| Found in | Phillips-Birt, D. H. C. The Cumberland Fleet, 1978 (subj.) t.p. (Royal Thames Yacht Club) p. 187 (Thames Yacht Club founded 1823 by mbrs. of HM Coronation Sailing Society; becomes Royal Thames Yacht Club in 1830 when Patron, HRH The Duke of Clarence, ascends throne as King William IV) The Cumberland Fleet, 1975 Royal Thames Yacht Club www site, 29 Feb. 2008: History page (The Royal Thames is the oldest yacht club in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1775 when the Duke of Cumberland, brother of George III, put up a silver cup for a race on the Thames and formed the Cumberland Fleet. This remains the alternative name of the Club today) |
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