Four vessels of the
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...
have been named HMS ''Victoria'' in honour of
Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days was longer than that of any previ ...
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* , a wooden paddle sloop launched in India in 1839 and sold in about 1864
* , a first rate screw ship broken up in 1893
* , a Coast Guard yawl, sold in 1905
* , a ''Victoria''-class battleship sunk in a collision with HMS ''Camperdown'' in 1893 in the Mediterranean with the loss of 358 lives.
See also
* , a submarine
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* , two ships of the colonial navy of Victoria, Australia
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List of ships named HMY ''Victoria and Albert'', three Royal Yachts
* also known as RMS ''Victoria''
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Victoria (disambiguation)
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
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Royal Navy ship names