Two ships of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

have been named HMS ''Chamois'' after the mountain goat of the same name: * was a Palmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer launched in 1896 and lost in the

Gulf of Patras The Gulf of Patras (, ''Patraikós Kólpos'') is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio bridge, that is the entrance of the Gulf of C ...

in 1904 when she foundered after her own broken propeller blade pierced her hull. * was a

Lend-Lease Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (),3,000 Hurricanes and >4,000 other aircraft) * 28 naval vessels: ** 1 Battleship. (HMS Royal Sovereign (05), HMS Royal Sovereign) * ...

launched in 1942 and damaged by a mine in 1944. She was returned to the US Navy in 1946 and broken up in 1950.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chamois, Hms Royal Navy ship names