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HMS Paragon
Three ships of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ... have been named HMS ''Paragon'': * HMS ''Paragon'' was a 42-gun ship launched in 1633 as . She was renamed ''Paragon'' in 1650 and was burnt at sea in 1655. * HMS ''Paragon'' 1803, a hired armed ship, hired circa 30 Dec 1803, and returned to owners circa 14 Apr 1805. ADM 51/403 Captains' logs 1803 Dec 30-1805 Apr 14 held by National Archives. * was an launched in 1913 and sunk in 1917. Stockton Communication Training Centre commissioned HMS ''Paragon'' 7 October 1984 {{DEFAULTSORT:Paragon, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early 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 early 16th century; the oldest of the British Armed Forces, UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the World War II, Second World War. 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 superiority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Henrietta Maria (1633)
''Henrietta Maria'' was a 42-gun second rank ship of the line of the English navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1633. In 1650, she was renamed ''Paragon'' whilst serving in the navy of the Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and e .... ''Paragon'' was lost in 1655. Notes References *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . Ships of the English navy Ships built in Deptford 1630s ships {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
