Three ships of the
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 ...
have been named HMS ''Tuscan''.
*
HMS ''Tuscan'', was the French 16-gun ''Ronco'', launched in April 1808, captured in May 1808, renamed ''Tuscan'', and sold in 1818. She became a
whaler
A whaler or whaling ship is a specialized vessel, designed or adapted for whaling: the catching or processing of whales.
Terminology
The term ''whaler'' is mostly historic. A handful of nations continue with industrial whaling, and one, Jap ...
, making six whaling voyages before being condemned during her seventh in 1840 as no longer seaworthy.
* , launched in March 1919 and scrapped in 1932
* ,
T-class destroyer launched in May 1942, later converted to a
Type 16 frigate
The Type 16 frigates were a class of British anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Navy. They were based on the hulls of World War II-era destroyers that had been rendered obsolete by rapid advances in technology. They were similar in concept to ...
and scrapped in 1966
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Royal Navy ship names