wiktionary tocright The abbreviation HMShms may refer to Data formalisation ISO 8601 Times Numerical representation of time using a 24 hour clock , hh mm ss for hours, minutes, seconds Ship names Her Majesty s Ship or His Majesty s Ship, or Submarine , the prefix of Royal Navy ship names since 1789 Hans Majest ts Skepp His Majesty s ship or Hennes Majest ts Skepp Her Majesty s Ship , the prefix of Royal Swedish Navy ship names Organisations Hellenic Mathematical Society , a Greek learned society Hind Mazdoor Sabha , a trade union in India Historical Maritime Society , a British naval reenactment society Hendrick Motorsports , NASCAR racing team Harakat Mujtama as Silm, or Movement of Society for Peace , an Algerian Islamist political party HMS, National Rail station code of Helmsdale railway station , Scotland HMS Industrial Networks , a Swedish based industrial communications company Educational institutions Artie Henry Middle School also known as Henry Middle School , Cedar Park, Texas Hamden Middle School , Hamden, Connecticut Harvard Medical School Haverford Middle School , Havertown, Pennsylvania Medford School District Oregon Hedrick Middle School Hedrick Middle School , Medford, Oregon Heidelberg Middle School , Heidelberg, Germany Henry E. Huntington Middle School , San Marino, California High Mowing School , Wilton, New Hampshire Highland Middle School disambiguation Highland Middle School , multiple schools Hudson Middle School , Sachse, Texas Hudson Middle School Ohio ... of carabiner used with the HMS knot Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Factor, radio transceivers in the United States military Joint Tactical Radio System Medrysone , by trade name HMS Heavy melting ... fish Hypermobility syndrome HMS , a proposed CW Television Network series about Harvard Medical School disambig Category Initialisms ca HMS cs HMS de HMS eo HMS fr HMS it HMS nl Hms ja HMS no HMS nn HMS ... more details
Whilst no ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Saint , a number have been named after specific saints, or places that were themselves named after saints, including HMS St Albans HMS St Albans Prize HMS St Andrew HMS St Angelo HMS St Anne HMS St Austell Bay HMS St Brides Bay HMS St Christopher HMS St Claude HMS St Columba HMS St David HMS St Dennis HMS St Eustatia HMS St Fermin HMS St Fiorenzo HMS St Florentine HMS St George HMS St Helena HMS St Jacob HMS St James HMS St Jean d Acre 1853 HMS St Jean d Acre HMS St John HMS St John Prize HMS St Joseph HMS Katherine HMS St Kitts HMS St Lawrence HMS St Lewis HMS St Loe HMS St Lucia HMS St Martin HMS St Mary HMS St Matthew HMS St Michael HMS St Nazaire HMS St Nicholas HMS St Patrick HMS St Paul HMS St Peter HMS St Philips Castle HMS St Pierre HMS St Thomas HMS St Vincent Other ships have used or retained foreign versions of the word for saint HMS San Antonio HMS San Carlos HMS San Damaso HMS San Domingo HMS Santa Dorotea HMS San Genaro HMS Santa Gertruyda HMS San Giorgio HMS San Ildefonso HMS San Josef HMS San Juan HMS Santa Leocadia HMS San Leon HMS Santa Margarita HMS Santa Maria HMS San Miguel HMS Santa Monica HMS San Nicolas HMS San Rafael HMS Santa Teresa HMS San Ysidro See also HMS Saintes D84 6 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Saint, Hms ... more details
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kangaroo , after the kangaroo . HMS Kangaroo 1795 HMS Kangaroo 1795 HMS Kangaroo 1805 HMS Kangaroo 1805 HMS Kangaroo 1818 HMS Kangaroo 1818 HMS Kangaroo 1829 HMS Kangaroo 1829 HMS Kangaroo 1852 HMS Kangaroo 1852 HMS Kangaroo 1900 HMS Kangaroo 1900 See also HMAS Kangaroo a RAN ship Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Kangaroo, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ms HMS Kangaroo sl HMS Kangaroo ... more details
HMS Somerset is the name of four ships of the Royal Navy The first HMS Somerset 1698 HMS Somerset of 1698 The second HMS Somerset 1731 HMS Somerset of 1731 The third HMS Somerset 1748 HMS Somerset of 1748 The name was resurrected for the fourth and current Type 23 frigate , HMS Somerset F82 HMS Somerset , launched in 1994. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Somerset, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ru HMS Somerset sl HMS Somerset ... more details
Three ships have been named HMS Norwich , after the city of Norwich HMS Norwich 1691 HMS Norwich 1693 HMS Norwich 1745 shipindex DEFAULTSORT Norwich, HMS Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
HMS Charles has been the name of more than one ship of the English or British Royal Navy HMS Charles 1586 HMS Charles 1586 , a 16 gun pinnace launched in 1586 and sold in 1616 HMS Charles 1620 HMS Charles 1620 , a 16 gun pinnace built in 1620 and last listed in 1627 HMS Charles 1632 HMS Charles 1632 , a 44 gun ship launched in 1632, renamed HMS Liberty in 1649, and wrecked in 1650 HMS Charles 1649 HMS Charles 1649 , a 38 gun ship captured in 1649, renamed HMS Guinea 1649 in 1649, and sold in 1667 HMS Charles 1662 HMS Charles 1662 , a royal yacht launched in 1662 and transferred to the Ordnance Office in 1668 HMS Charles 1666 HMS Charles 1666 , a 6 gun fireship purchased in 1666 and sold in 1667 HMS Charles 1668 HMS Charles 1668 , a 96 gun 1st rate launched in 1668, renamed HMS St. George HMS St. George in 1687, and scrapped in 1774 HMS Charles 1675 HMS Charles 1675 , an 8 gun royal yacht launched in 1675 and wrecked in 1678 HMS Charles 1688 HMS Charles 1688 , a 6 gun fireship purchased in 1688 and expended in 1695 See also HMS Charles V 1665 HMS Charles V 1665 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Charles, Hms cs HMS Charles ... more details
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess , HMS Princesse or HMS Princessa HMS Princesse 1660 HMS Princesse was a 54 gun fourth rate launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680. HMS Ossory 1682 HMS Princess was a 90 gun second rate launched in 1682 as HMS Ossory 1682 HMS Ossory . She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705, HMS Princess in 1716 and HMS Princess Royal in 1728. She was broken up in 1773. HMS Princess 1740 HMS Princess was a 70 gun third rate , originally the Spanish ship Princessa . She was captured in 1740, hulked in 1760 and sold in 1784. HMS Princessa 1780 HMS Princessa was a 70 gun third rate, originally the Spanish ship Princessa 1750 Spanish ship Princessa . She was captured in 1780, became a sheer hulk in 1784 and was broken up in 1809. HMS Princess 1795 HMS Princess was a 28 gun sixth rate , originally the Netherlands Dutch East Indiaman Williamstadt en Boetzlaar ... in 1816. HMS Princess 1905 HMS Princess was former SS Kronprincess Cecilie , launched in 1905. Captured in 1914, she was renamed as Princess and used as a dummy for HMS Ajax 1912 HMS Ajax ref citation ..., 1914 1919 date 20 Oct 1972 publisher Littlehampton Book Services Ltd isbn 0 7110 0380 7 ref HMS Princess ... have been named after specific princesses, including HMS Princess Alice HMS Princess Alice HMS Princess Amelia HMS Princess Amelia HMS Princess Anne HMS Princess Anne HMS Princess Augusta HMS Princess Augusta HMS Princess Carolina HMS Princess Carolina HMS Princess Caroline HMS Princess Caroline HMS Princess Charlotte HMS Princess Charlotte HMS Princess Louisa HMS Princess Louisa HMS Princess Margaret HMS Princess Margaret HMS Princess Maria HMS Princess Maria HMS Princess Mary HMS Princess Mary HMS Princess of Orange HMS Princess of Orange HMS Princess Royal HMS Princess Royal HMS Princess Sophia Frederica HMS Princess Sophia Frederica References references Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Princess, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names es HMS Princess ru HMS Princess ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orange , after the House of Orange Nassau HMS Orange 1665 HMS Orange was a 32 gun fifth rate captured from the Dutch Navy in 1665 and lost in 1671. HMS Orange 1672 HMS Orange was a 6 gun fireship captured in 1672 and burnt in an accident in 1673. See also HMS Orange Tree HMS Orange Tree HMS Orangeville HMS Orangeville References Colledge Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Orange, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Kentish , a variation on the England English Counties of the United Kingdom county of Kent HMS Kentish 1646 HMS Kentish was an armed merchantman purchased in 1646 and listed until 1647. HMS Kent 1652 HMS Kentish was a 46 gun ship launched in 1652. She was renamed HMS Kent in 1660, and was wrecked in 1672. See also HMS Kent HMS Kent Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Kentish, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ru HMS Kentish ... more details
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Concord , or the French variant, HMS Concorde HMS Concord 1649 HMS Concord was a 24 gun ship captured from the Dutch in 1649. She was hulked in 1653 and was sold in 1659. HMS Concord 1697 HMS Concord was a sloop of war sloop captured from the French in 1697. Her fate is unknown. HMS Concorde 1783 HMS Concorde was a 36 gun fifth rate , captured from the French in 1783 by HMS Magnificent 1767 HMS Magnificent , and sold in 1811. HMS Concord 1916 HMS Concord was a C class cruiser C class light cruiser launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1935. HMS Concord R63 HMS Concord was a C class destroyer 1943 C class destroyer , launched in 1945 as HMS Corso , but renamed in 1946. She was broken up in 1962. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Concord, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Concord ... more details
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse . English ship Repulse 1596 Repulse was a 50 gun galleon also known as Due Repulse , launched in 1595 and in the records until 1645. HMS Repulse 1759 HMS Repulse was a 32 gun fifth rate , originally the France French ship French frigate Bellone 1758 Bellone . She was captured in 1759 by HMS Vestal 1757 HMS Vestal and foundered in 1776. HMS Repulse 1779 HMS Repulse was a 10 gun Cutter ship cutter purchased in 1779 and in the records until 1781. HMS Repulse 1780 HMS Repulse was a 64 gun third rate launched in 1780 and wrecked in 1800. HMS Repulse 1780 cutter HMS Repulse was a 12 gun cutter purchased in 1780 and wrecked in 1782. HMS Repulse 1794 HMS Repulse was a 4 gun vessel purchased in 1794 and broken up a year later. HMS Repulse 1803 HMS Repulse was a 74 gun third rate launched in 1803 and broken up in 1820. HMS Victor Emmanuel HMS Repulse was a screw propelled 91 gun second rate launched on 27 February 1855 as HMS Repulse but renamed HMS Victor Emmanuel on 7 December 1855, used as a receiving ship after 1873, and sold in 1899. HMS Repulse 1868 HMS Repulse was an ironclad ship launched in 1868 and sold in 1889. HMS Repulse 1892 HMS Repulse was a Royal Sovereign class battleship Royal Sovereign class battleship launched in 1892 and sold in 1911. HMS Repulse 1916 HMS Repulse was a Renown class battlecruiser Renown class battlecruiser launched in 1916 and sunk in a Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse Japanese air attack in 1941 . HMS Repulse S23 HMS Repulse was a Resolution class submarine Resolution class submarine launched in 1967 and laid up in 1997. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Repulse, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names cs HMS Repulse de HMS Repulse fr HMS Repulse it HMS Repulse ja pl HMS Repulse ru HMS Repulse sl HMS Repulse fi HMS Repulse sv HMS Repulse vi HMS Repulse ... more details
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince , including HMS Prince 1670 6 was a 100 gun first rate ship of the line launched in 1670 and renamed HMS Royal William in 1692. Broken up in 1813. HMS Ossory 1682 HMS Prince was a 90 gun second rate launched in 1682 as HMS Ossory 1682 HMS Ossory . She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705, HMS Princess in 1711 and HMS Princess Royal in 1728. She was broken up in 1773. HMS Prince 1750 6 was a 90 gun second rate launched in 1698 as HMS Triumph 1698 HMS Triumph . She was renamed HMS Prince in 1714. She was rebuilt in 1750, and broken up in 1773. HMS Prince 1788 6 was a 98 gun second rate launched in 1788. She was rebuilt in 1796 and was broken up in 1837. HMS Prince 1854 6 was a storeship hired in 1854 and lost later that year in the Crimean War. HMS Prince 1916 6 was an Admiralty M class destroyer launched in 1916 and sold in 1921. In addition many ships have been named after specific princes, including HMS Prince Albert HMS Prince Arthur HMS Prince Augustus Frederick HMS Prince Consort HMS Prince Edward HMS Prince Eugene HMS Prince Frederick HMS Prince George HMS Prince Henry HMS Prince de Neuchatel HMS Prince of Orange HMS Prince Regent HMS Prince Royal HMS Prince Rupert HMS Prince of Wales HMS Prince William HMS Young Prince See also HMS Princess Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Prince Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Prince es HMS Prince ru HMS Prince ... more details
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey , the hawk HMS Hawk 1741 HMS Hawk was a 10 gun sloop of war sloop launched in 1741 and broken up in 1747. HMS Hawk 1756 HMS Hawk was a 10 gun sloop launched in 1756. She was captured by the French in 1759, but was retaken in 1761. She was then sold in 1781. HMS Hawk 1761 HMS Hawk is recorded as being a 10 gun sloop launched in 1761, though she may be the previous HMS Hawk after a rebuild. HMS Hawk 1775 HMS Hawk was a schooner in service from 1775. She was captured by the Americans in 1776. HMS Hawk 1793 HMS Hawk was a 16 gun sloop launched in 1793 and broken up in 1803. HMS Hawk 1794 HMS Hawk was a 4 gun storeship. She was an ex Hoy boat hoy purchased in 1794 and lost in 1796. HMS Hawk 1795 HMS Hawk was a galley in service in 1795 and sold in 1796. HMS Hawk 1803 HMS Hawk was an 18 gun sloop, previously the French privateer Atalante . She was captured in 1803 by HMS Plantagenet 1801 HMS Plantagenet and foundered in 1804. HMS Hawk 1806 HMS Hawk was a 16 gun brig sloop , previously the French ship Lutin . She was captured in 1806 by HMS Agamemnon 1781 HMS Agamemnon and HMS Carysfort 1766 HMS Carysfort , and was renamed HMS Buzzard in 1812. She was sold in 1814. HMS Hawk 1869 HMS Hawk was a screw coastguard vessel launched in 1869. She was renamed HMS Amelia in 1888. HMS Hawk 1888 HMS Hawk was a coastguard vessel. She had been launched in 1884 and had previously been in civilian service as Lady Aline . She was purchased by the Navy in 1888 and briefly named HMS Oberon before being named HMS Hawk . She was renamed HMS Undine in 1904 and was sold in 1906. See also Royal Navy ships named HMS Hawke HMS Hawke HMAS Hawk , two ships of the Royal Australian Navy USS Hawk , several ships of the U.S. Navy Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Hawk, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Anne or HMS Ann HMS Anne 1416 was a ballinger in service in 1416. HMS Ann 1417 was a ballinger in service in 1417. HMS Anne 1654 was a 52 gun sclass Speaker frigate 0 frigate Origins frigate launched as Bridgewater in 1654, and renamed in 1660. She was accidentally blown up in 1673. HMS Anne 1678 was a 70 gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1678 and burnt after the Battle of Beachy Head 1690 Battle of Beachy Head in 1690. HMS Anne 1702 was a fireship purchased in 1702. HMS Anne 1798 was a 14 gun armed ship purchased in 1798 and sold in 1802. HMS Anne 1804 was a 10 gun brig hired between 1804 and 1809. HMS Anne 1915 was a seaplane carrier , formerly the German merchant Aenne Rickmers . She was seized in 1914 and renamed in 1915. She became a fleet Collier ship type collier in 1918 and was sold in 1919. See also HMS Anna HMS Anna HMS Ann and Christopher HMS Ann and Christopher HMS Ann and Judith HMS Ann and Judith HMS Anne Gallant HMS Anne Gallant HMS Anne Royal HMS Anne Royal HMS Anne Galley HMS Anne Galley Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Anne, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names fi HMS Anne ... more details
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Stalker HMS Stalker 1915 A converted trawler HMS Stalker D91 An escort carrier previously USS Hamlin HMS Stalker 1944 Landing Ship, Tank previously LST 3515 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Stalker, Hms vi HMS Stalker ... more details
HMS Prevost may refer to HMS Sir George Prevost , later HMS Wolfe and then HMS Montreal HMS Lady Prevost , later USS Lady Prevost HMCS Prevost , a Canadian Naval Reserve unit shipindex name Prevost, HMS ... more details
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Naiad after a Greece Greek mythological figure, the Naiad HMS Naiad 1797 HMS Naiad 1890 Apollo class cruiser Apollo class second class protected cruiser launched in 1890 and sold in 1922 HMS Naiad 93 Dido class cruiser which sank 11 March 1942 HMS Naiad F39 Leander class frigate Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Naiad, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Naiad fr HMS Naiad it HMS Naiad sl HMS Naiad fi HMS Naiad vi HMS Naiad ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fama HMS Fama 1804 HMS Fama was a 36 gun fifth rate . She was captured from the Spain Spanish in 1804 by HMS Medusa 1801 HMS Medusa and HMS Lively 1804 HMS Lively and sold in 1812. HMS Fama 1808 HMS Fama was an 18 gun brig sloop captured from the Denmark Danes in 1808 and wrecked in December. ref Gossett, William Patrick 1986 The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793 1900 . London Mansell , p.68. ISBN 0 7201 1816 6 ref See also HMS Fame HMS Fame References reflist Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Fama, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger , with a number .... She was condemned in 1605. HMS Tiger 1613 HMS Tiger was a discovery vessel recorded in the Arctic in 1613. HMS Tyger 1647 HMS Tyger was a 32 gun ship launched in 1647, rebuilt in 1681, 1701, 1705 and 1721, and wrecked in 1742. HMS Harwich 1743 HMS Tiger was a 50 gun fourth rate renamed Harwich shortly before launching in 1743. She was wrecked in 1760. HMS Tiger 1747 HMS Tiger was a 60 gun fourth rate launched in 1747. She was hulked in 1761 and sold in Bombay in 1765. HMS Tiger 1762 HMS Tiger ... in 1762 and sold in 1784. HMS Ardent 1764 HMS Tiger was a 64 gun third rate launched in 1764 as HMS Ardent 1764 HMS Ardent . She was captured by the French in 1764, but was recaptured in 1782 and renamed HMS Tiger . She was sold in 1784. HMS Grampus 1802 HMS Tiger was to have been a 50 gun fourth rate , but she was renamed HMS Grampus 1802 HMS Grampus before her launch in 1802. HMS Tiger 1794 HMS Tiger was a 4 gun hoy boat hoy purchased in 1794 and sold in 1798. HMS Tiger 1795 HMS Tiger was an 80 gun second rate captured from the French in 1795. She was broken up by 1817. HMS Tiger 1808 HMS Tiger was a 12 gun brig in service from 1808 to 1812. HMS Tiger 1849 HMS Tiger was a wooden hulled ... in 1854, becoming Tigr . HMS Tiger 1900 HMS Tiger was a C class destroyer 1913 C class destroyer launched in 1900. She was sunk in 1908 in a collision with the cruiser HMS Berwick 1902 HMS Berwick . HMS Tiger 1913 HMS Tiger was a battlecruiser launched in 1913 and scrapped in 1932. HMS Tiger ... in 1942, but renamed HMS Bellerophon later that year and was laid down in 1944. She was renamed HMS Blake in 1944, HMS Bellerophon again in 1945 and was cancelled in 1946. HMS Tiger was another proposed Minotaur class cruiser, initially ordered as HMS Blake . She was renamed HMS Tiger in 1944, and then HMS Blake again in 1945. After work was suspended in 1946, she was completed and launched ... more details
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Loyal HMS Loyal 1913 6 was a Laforey class destroyer 1913 Laforey class destroyer , originally built as HMS Orlando , but renamed before being launched in 1913. She was sold in 1921. HMS Loyal G15 6 was an L and M class destroyer L class destroyer launched in 1941 and sold in 1948. Other ships A number of ships of the Royal Navy have used Loyal as part of their name, including HMS Loyal Example , entered service as HMS Example P165 6 HMS Loyal Exploit , entered service as HMS Exploit P167 6 HMS Loyal Explorer , entered service as HMS Explorer P164 6 HMS Loyal Express , entered service as HMS Express P163 6 HMS Loyal London See also HMS Loyalist HMS Loyalty Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Loyal, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Superb , or HMS Superbe HMS Superb 1710 HMS Superb was a 64 gun third rate , previously the French ship Superbe French ship Superbe . She was captured by HMS Kent 1679 HMS Kent in 1710 and was broken up in 1732. HMS Superb 1736 HMS Superb was 60 gun fourth rate launched in 1736 and broken up in 1757. HMS Superb 1760 HMS Superb was a 74 gun third rate launched in 1760 and wrecked in 1783. HMS Superbe 1795 HMS Superbe was a 22 gun sixth rate . She was previously a French ship, captured in 1795 by HMS Vanguard 1787 HMS Vanguard and used as a prison ship from 1796. She was sold in 1798. HMS Superb 1798 HMS Superb was a 74 gun third rate, launched in 1798 and broken up in 1826. HMS Superb 1842 HMS Superb was an 80 gun second rate , launched in 1842 and broken up in 1869. HMS Superb was to have been a broadside ironclad battleship , but she was renamed HMS Alexandra 1875 HMS Alexandra in 1874 before being launched in 1875. She was sold in 1908. HMS Superb 1875 HMS Superb was a battleship launched in 1875. She was built for the Turkish Navy , and was to have been named Hamidiyeh . She was purchased by Britain in 1873 and was sold in 1906. HMS Superb 1907 HMS Superb was Bellerophon class battleship Bellerophon class battleship launched in 1907 and sold in 1923. HMS Superb 25 HMS Superb was a Minotaur class cruiser 1943 Minotaur class light cruiser launched in 1943 and sold in 1960. HMS Superb S109 HMS Superb is a Swiftsure class submarine Swiftsure class nuclear powered hunter killer submarine launched in 1974, and decommissioned on 26 September 2008 after sustaining damage in an underwater grounding in the Red Sea. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Superb, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names it HMS Superb no HMS Superb sl HMS Superb fi HMS Superb vi HMS Superb ... more details
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blanche HMS Blanche 1779 HMS Blanche was a 36 gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1779. She foundered in 1780. HMS Blanche 1786 HMS Blanche was a 32 gun fifth rate launched in 1786, at Bursledon and wrecked in 1799 off Holland . HMS Blanche 1800 HMS Blanche was a 36 gun fifth rate launched in 1800 and captured and burnt in 1805 by four French ships off Puerto Rico . HMS Amfitrite 1804 HMS Blanche was a 38 gun fifth rate, previously the Spanish ship Amfitrite . She was captured by Sir Sir Richard Strachan, 6th Baronet Richard Strachan in HMS Donegal 1798 HMS Donegal in 1804 and taken into service as HMS Amfitrite 1804 HMS Amfitrite , and renamed HMS Blanche in 1805. She was wrecked off Ushant in 1807. HMS Blanche was a 28 gun sixth rate , previously the French privateer Bellone . HMS Powerful 1783 HMS Powerful , assisted by HMS Rattlesnake 1791 Rattlesnake , captured her off Ceylon on 9 July 1806. She was taken into service as HMS Bellona 1806 HMS Bellona and was renamed HMS Blanche in 1809, before being broken up in 1814. HMS Blanche 1819 HMS Blanche was a 46 gun fifth rate launched in 1819. She was used as a Receiving Hulk at Portsmouth from 1852 until she was broken up in 1865. HMS Blanche 1867 HMS Blanche was an Eclipse class sloop Eclipse class wooden screw sloop of war sloop , launched in 1867 and sold in 1886. HMS Blanche 1889 HMS Blanche was a Barracouta class cruiser Barracouta class cruiser , launched in 1889 and sold in 1905. HMS Blanche 1909 HMS Blanche was a Blonde class cruiser Blonde class scout cruiser launched in 1909 and sold in 1921. HMS Blanche H47 HMS Blanche was a B class destroyer B class destroyer launched in 1930 and sunk in 1939. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Blanche, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names it HMS Blanche fi HMS Blanche ... more details
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta , after the India n city of Calcutta now Kolkata . The first HMS Calcutta 1795 HMS Calcutta was a 54 gun fourth rate , originally the East Indiaman Warley and purchased in 1795, captured by the French in 1805 and destroyed by British ships in 1809. The second HMS Calcutta 1831 HMS Calcutta was an 84 gun second rate launched in 1831, converted to a gunnery training ship in 1865 and sold in 1908. The third Calcutta was HMS Hercules 1868 HMS Hercules , renamed Calcutta in 1909. The fourth Calcutta was the gunboat HMS Handy 1883 HMS Handy , renamed Calcutta in 1916. The fifth HMS Calcutta D82 HMS Calcutta was a light cruiser launched in 1918 and sunk in action in 1941. Shipindex DISPLAYTITLE HMS Calcutta DEFAULTSORT Calcutta Category Royal Navy ship names it HMS Calcutta sl HMS Calcutta fi HMS Calcutta ... more details
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scipio after the Roman general Scipio Africanus HMS Scipio 1739 HMS Scipio was an 8 gun fireship purchased in 1739 and sold in 1746. HMS Scipio 1782 HMS Scipio was a 64 gun third rate launched in 1782 and broken up in 1798. HMS Scipio was the intended name for a 74 gun third rate, but she was renamed HMS Bulwark 1807 HMS Bulwark in 1806 before being launched in 1807. HMS Scipio 1807 HMS Scipio was an 18 gun sloop , formerly the Dutch sloop Psyche . She was captured in 1807 and entered the Navy as HMS Scipio . She was renamed HMS Samarang in 1808 and was sold in 1814. See also Two ships named HMS Scipion HMS Scipion Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Scipio, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
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