''De Groene Draeck'' (
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: ''The Green Dragon'') is the
royal yacht
A royal yacht is a ship used by a monarch or a royal family. If the monarch is an emperor the proper term is imperial yacht. Most of them are financed by the government of the country of which the monarch is head. The royal yacht is most often ...
of
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands. It was named after the flagship of
Piet Hein, a famous 17th century Dutch
admiral.
De Groene Draeck is a traditional Dutch round bottomed sailing ship, built in 1957 in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
. She was presented by the Dutch people to Princess Beatrix for her 18th birthday.
Newspaper criticism of Royal expenditure
/ref> Her sail number is therefore VA 18.
The ship is regularly used by the Royal Family for sailing. The ship is usually moored in Muiden
Muiden () is a city and former municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It lies at the mouth of the Vecht and is in an area called the Vechtstreek. Since 2016, Muiden has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Me ...
.
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Royal and presidential yachts
1957 ships
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