A luxury yacht built for wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill has gone on sale in France for ?1.5million.

The 127-foot yacht features three decks that can sleep up to 12 people and was built by Thornycroft Shipyard in 1936, before he became Prime Minister.

It features an on-board bar ordered by Churchill - well-known for his love of drink and cigars - and can hold up 60 people, with a jacuzzi on the top deck.

A luxury yacht built for wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill has gone on sale in France for ?1.5million.

The 127-foot yacht features three decks that can sleep up to 12 people and was built by Thornycroft Shipyard in 1936, before he became Prime Minister.

It features an on-board bar ordered by Churchill - well-known for his love of drink and cigars - and can hold up 60 people, with a jacuzzi on the top deck.

The boat, now called the Amazone, has a captain's room and a sun lounger on the top deck, where the jacuzzi is.

It was commissioned by Churchill in 1936, originally called the Amazone, but it later became Welsh Liberty and My Evangeline, before reverting to its old name.

But when Churchill - known for his extravagant lifestyle - became Prime Minister, he was known for cruising around in his newer model, called Christina.