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HMS Helena (1843)
HMS ''Helena'' has been the name of several British Royal Navy ships, and may refer to: * , a 14-gun sloop built in 1775, placed on the sale list in 1779, renamed HMS ''Helena'' in 1801 while awaiting sale, and sold in 1802 * was a 14-gun sloop that the Royal Navy purchased in 1778. (She may originally have been a French vessel named ''Hélene''.) The French captured her in September 1778, and took her into service under her existing name, or perhaps as ''Helene''. recaptured her on 22 June 1779. A storm drove her ashore on the Dutch coast on 3 November 1796; there were no survivors.Hepper (1994), p.82. * , an 18-gun sloop launched in 1804 and sold in 1814 * , a 10-gun brig-sloop ordered in 1826 but cancelled in 1831 * , a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1843, hulked in 1861, and sold in 1921 * , a drifter requisitioned from 1915 to 1919 Citations References * * Demerliac, Alain (1996) ''La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792''. (Nice: à ... [...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] |
