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HMS Nightingale (1931)
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have been named ''Nightingale'' after the common nightingale: * English ship Nightingale (1626), English ship ''Nightingale'' (1626) was a vessel captured in 1626 and listed in the navy until 1628. * English ship Nightingale (1651), English ship ''Nightingale'' (1651) was a 22-gun (later 30-gun) Fifth rate ship launched in 1651 for the navy of the Commonwealth of England, taken into the new Royal Navy in 1660 and wrecked on the Goodwin Sands in 1672. * was a 24-gun Nightingale group sixth rate, ''Nightingale'' group frigate launched in 1702 and captured by the French in 1707. She served in the French Navy as ''Rossignol'' before being recaptured by HMS Ludlow Castle (1707), HMS ''Ludlow Castle'' later in the year. She was renamed ''Fox'' and rebuilt to a longer design in 1727 before being ship breaking, broken up in 1737. * was a 24-gun Aldborough group sixth rate, ''Aldborough'' group frigate launched in 1707 and sold in 1716. * ... [...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] |
