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HMS Arrow
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Arrow'', after the arrow, projectile: * , a 20-gun sloop launched in 1796 that the French Navy, French frigates and captured near Gibraltar on 4 February 1805; she sank the same day * , a 14-gun Cutter (ship), cutter launched at Deptford Dockyard on 7 September 1805, and converted to a Breakwater (structure), breakwater in May 1815. Broken up in May 1828. * , a 10-gun cutter launched at Portsmouth on 14 March 1823 and broken up in January 1852. * , a 477-ton wooden screw dispatch vessel launched at Leamouth on 26 June 1854 and sold on 19 May 1862. * , an Ant-class gunboat, ''Ant''-class iron gunboat launched at Greenwich on 22 April 1871 and sold on 1 March 1922. * , launched 1929, was an destroyer that served in World War II and was damaged beyond repair in Algiers harbour in 1944 when an ammunition ship exploded. The hulk was broken up in May 1949. * , launched 1974, was a Type 21 frigate that served in the Falklands War. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early Middle Ages, medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Kingdom of France, France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the English Navy of the early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the early 18th century until the World War II, Second World War, it was the world's most powerful navy. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
