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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1758}} was a 28-gun [[sixth rate]] captured from the French in 1758 and sunk as a [[breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] in 1766. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1774}} was a 74-gun [[third rate]] launched in 1774. She became a [[prison ship]] in 1808 and was broken up in 1816. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1793}} was a Dutch [[galliot]], possibly the ''Lady Augusta'', purchased in 1793 and sold in 1804. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1800}} was a 38-gun [[fifth rate]] captured from the French in 1800; accounts differ as to whether she was broken up in 1803 after grounding in 1801, or continued as a prison ship until 1814. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1824}} was an 84-gun [[second rate]] launched in 1824. She became a receiving ship in 1861 and was sold in 1897. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1899}} was a {{sclass|Canopus|battleship}} launched in 1899 and sold in 1921. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|R71}} was a {{sclass|Colossus|aircraft carrier}} launched in 1944. She served with the [[Royal Australian Navy]] from 1952 to 1954, and was sold to Brazil in 1956 and renamed {{ship|Brazilian aircraft carrier|Minas Gerais||2}}. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|S31}} is a {{sclass|Vanguard|submarine|0}} nuclear [[ballistic missile submarine]] launched in 1998 and {{Ship in active service}}. |
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==Other British military vessels named ''Vengeance''== |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1758)|''Vengeance'' (1758)]], [[sixth-rate]] |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1774)|''Vengeance'' (1774)]], [[third-rate]] |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1793)|''Vengeance'' (1793)]], Dutch [[hoy]] |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1800)|''Vengeance'' (1800)]], [[fourth-rate]] captured from the French |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1824)|''Vengeance'' (1824)]], [[second-rate]] |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1899)|''Vengeance'' (1899)]], [[battleship]] |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (R71)|''Vengeance'' (R71)]], [[aircraft carrier]] |
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* [[HMS Vengeance (1998)|''Vengeance'' (1998)]], [[submarine]] |
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* ''Vengeance'' was a gunboat that the garrison at Gibraltar launched in June 1782 during the [[Great Siege of Gibraltar]]. She was one of 12. Each was armed with an 18-pounder gun, and received a crew of 21 men drawn from Royal Navy vessels stationed at Gibraltar. {{HMS|Speedwell|1780|2}} provided ''Vengeance''{{'}}s crew.<ref>Drinkwater (1905), p.246.</ref> |
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==Battle honours== |
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Five [[battle honour]]s have been awarded to ships named HMS ''Vengeance''.<ref name=Festberg>{{cite book |last=Festberg |first=Alfred N. |title=Heraldry in the Royal Australian Navy |publisher=Silverleaf Publishing |location=Melbourne, VIC |year=1981 |pages=69–70 |isbn=9780949746009}}</ref> |
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* [[Battle of Quiberon Bay|Quiberon Bay]] 1759 |
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* [[Battle of Martinique (1794)|Martinique]] 1794 |
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* [[Battle of St Lucia|St Lucia]] 1796 |
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* [[Crimean War|Crimea]] 1854 |
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* [[Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign|Dardanelles]] 1915 |
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==Citations== |
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==References== |
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* [[John Drinkwater Bethune|Drinkwater, John]] (1905) ''A History of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783: With a Description and Account of that Garrison from the Earliest Times''. (J. Murray). |
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 31 December 2024
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Vengeance.
- HMS Vengeance (1758) was a 28-gun sixth rate captured from the French in 1758 and sunk as a breakwater in 1766.
- HMS Vengeance (1774) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1774. She became a prison ship in 1808 and was broken up in 1816.
- HMS Vengeance (1793) was a Dutch galliot, possibly the Lady Augusta, purchased in 1793 and sold in 1804.
- HMS Vengeance (1800) was a 38-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1800; accounts differ as to whether she was broken up in 1803 after grounding in 1801, or continued as a prison ship until 1814.
- HMS Vengeance (1824) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1824. She became a receiving ship in 1861 and was sold in 1897.
- HMS Vengeance (1899) was a Canopus-class battleship launched in 1899 and sold in 1921.
- HMS Vengeance (R71) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier launched in 1944. She served with the Royal Australian Navy from 1952 to 1954, and was sold to Brazil in 1956 and renamed Minas Gerais.
- HMS Vengeance (S31) is a Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine launched in 1998 and in active service.
Other British military vessels named Vengeance
[edit]- Vengeance was a gunboat that the garrison at Gibraltar launched in June 1782 during the Great Siege of Gibraltar. She was one of 12. Each was armed with an 18-pounder gun, and received a crew of 21 men drawn from Royal Navy vessels stationed at Gibraltar. Speedwell provided Vengeance's crew.[1]
Battle honours
[edit]Five battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMS Vengeance.[2]
- Quiberon Bay 1759
- Martinique 1794
- St Lucia 1796
- Crimea 1854
- Dardanelles 1915
Citations
[edit]- ^ Drinkwater (1905), p.246.
- ^ Festberg, Alfred N. (1981). Heraldry in the Royal Australian Navy. Melbourne, VIC: Silverleaf Publishing. pp. 69–70. ISBN 9780949746009.
References
[edit]- Drinkwater, John (1905) A History of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783: With a Description and Account of that Garrison from the Earliest Times. (J. Murray).
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