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Two ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Sidon''''' after [[Sidon]], a city in [[Lebanon]]: |
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*{{HMS|Sidon|1846|6}} was a first-class paddle [[frigate]] launched in 1846 and scrapped in 1864. |
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*{{HMS|Sidon|P259|6}} was a [[British S class submarine (1931)|S-class]] [[submarine]] launched in 1944. She sank in [[Portland harbour]] in 1955 as a result of an accidental torpedo explosion, was subsequently raised and then sunk as a target in 1957. |
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Revision as of 22:11, 3 October 2008
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sidon after Sidon, a city in Lebanon:
- HMS Sidon was a first-class paddle frigate launched in 1846 and scrapped in 1864.
- HMS Sidon was a S-class submarine launched in 1944. She sank in Portland harbour in 1955 as a result of an accidental torpedo explosion, was subsequently raised and then sunk as a target in 1957.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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