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In addition, there is mention in records of two other Royal Navy vessels by the same name that may have been tenders to larger vessels. |
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*In 1776 there is an HMS ''Sultana'' mentioned on the North America station, under the command of a "C. Hope".<ref name="NMM-WH-376791">{{cite web|url=http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_iv.pdf|title=NMM, vessel ID 376791|work=Warship Histories, vol iv|publisher=[[National Maritime Museum]]|accessdate=30 July 2011}}</ref> |
*In 1776 there is an HMS ''Sultana'' mentioned on the North America station, under the command of a "C. Hope".<ref name="NMM-WH-376791">{{cite web|url=http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_iv.pdf|title=NMM, vessel ID 376791|work=Warship Histories, vol iv|publisher=[[National Maritime Museum]]|accessdate=30 July 2011}}</ref> |
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*There was an HMS ''Sultana'' mentioned as serving off Egypt between 8 March to 2 September 1801 and under the command of Lieutenant John Moon. She is listed amongst the vessels whose crews qualified for the [[Naval General Service Medal (1847)|Naval General Service Medal]] with clasp "Egypt".<ref>Long (1895), pp.112-3.</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:57, 14 January 2013
Three, and possibly five, vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sultana, or after the feminine for Sultan:
- HMS Sultana was an American schooner built in 1767 that the Royal Navy bought in 1768 and sold in 1772.
- HMS Sultana was a mercantile cutter that the Royal Navy bought in 1780 and sold in 1792.
- HMS Sultana was a wood paddle tug that the Royal Navy bought at Constantinople in 1855.
In addition, there is mention in records of two other Royal Navy vessels by the same name that may have been tenders to larger vessels.
- In 1776 there is an HMS Sultana mentioned on the North America station, under the command of a "C. Hope".[1]
- There was an HMS Sultana mentioned as serving off Egypt between 8 March to 2 September 1801 and under the command of Lieutenant John Moon. She is listed amongst the vessels whose crews qualified for the Naval General Service Medal with clasp "Egypt".[2]
Footnotes
- Notes
- Citations
- ^ "NMM, vessel ID 376791" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol iv. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ Long (1895), pp.112-3.
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.
- Long, William H. (1895) Medals of the British navy and how they were won: with a list of those officers, who for their gallant conduct were granted honorary swords and plate by the Committee of the Patriotic Fund. (London: Norie & Wilson).
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1-86176-246-1.
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