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'''HMS Ossory''' the name of several Royal Navy ships, named after the [[Kingdom of Osraige|Kingdom of Ossory]], in [[Ireland]], or possible [[Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory]].
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Three ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have borne the name '''HMS ''Ossory''''', after the [[Kingdom of Osraige|Kingdom of Ossory]], in [[Ireland]], or possibly [[Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory]]:


* {{HMS|Ossory|1682}} was a 90-gun [[second-rate]] [[ship of the line]] launched in 1682. She was renamed HMS ''Prince'' in 1705, HMS ''Princess'' in 1716 and HMS ''Princess Royal'' in 1728. She was broken up in 1773.
* Ossory was 2nd Rate ship with (90 guns). It fought at the [[Battle of Barfleur]] in May/June [[1693]], where it was commanded by [[John Tyrrell (Oakley)|John Tyrrell]]
* {{HMS|Ossory|1915}} was an {{sclass2|Admiralty M|destroyer}}, launched in 1916 and sold for scrap in 1921.
* [[HMS Ossory (1915)|Ossory]] was a destroyer in the 11th Destroyer Flotilla in the [[British Grand Fleet]] at the [[Battle of Jutland]]. [[Philip Vian]] was appointed First Lieutenant on the ship in 1917.
* [[HMS Ossory (J463)|''Ossory'']] was an [[Algerine class minesweeper]] launched between [[1942]] and [[1944]] and served in [[World War II]].
* {{HMS|Ossory|J463}} was an {{sclass|Algerine|minesweeper}} launched in 1944 and broken up in 1959.

In addition: ''Ossory'' was a ship that Lieutenant John Tyrrell (RN) commanded for a voyage from Bengal to London in 1792–1794, and whose log book is in the India Office Library. No other data seems to exist for this vessel.

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Latest revision as of 05:24, 9 December 2024

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ossory, after the Kingdom of Ossory, in Ireland, or possibly Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory:

In addition: Ossory was a ship that Lieutenant John Tyrrell (RN) commanded for a voyage from Bengal to London in 1792–1794, and whose log book is in the India Office Library. No other data seems to exist for this vessel.