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* {{HMS|Vengeance|1793}} was a Dutch [[galliot]], possibly the ''Lady Augusta'', purchased in 1793 and sold in 1804. |
* {{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. |
* {{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 |
* {{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 [[Canopus-class battleship|''Canopus''-class]] battleship launched in 1899 and sold in 1921. |
* {{HMS|Vengeance|1899}} was a [[Canopus-class battleship|''Canopus''-class]] battleship launched in 1899 and sold in 1921. |
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* {{HMS|Vengeance|R71}} was a [[Colossus-class aircraft carrier|''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 [[Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais|''Minas Gerais'']]. |
* {{HMS|Vengeance|R71}} was a [[Colossus-class aircraft carrier|''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 [[Brazilian aircraft carrier Minas Gerais|''Minas Gerais'']]. |
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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 | |
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=0-949746-00-2 |oclc=9780949746009}}</ref> |
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* [[Battle of Quiberon Bay|Quiberon Bay]] 1759 |
* [[Battle of Quiberon Bay|Quiberon Bay]] 1759 |
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Revision as of 13:17, 17 December 2013
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.
Battle honours
Five battle honours have been awarded to ships named HMS Vengeance.[1]
- Quiberon Bay 1759
- Martinique 1794
- St Lucia 1796
- Crimea 1854
- Dardanelles 1915
References
- ^ Festberg, Alfred N. (1981). Heraldry in the Royal Australian Navy. Melbourne, VIC: Silverleaf Publishing. pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-949746-00-2. OCLC 9780949746009.
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