HMS Ossory
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:
- HMS Ossory was 90-gun second rate ship of the line launched in 1682. She fought at the Battle of Barfleur in May/June 1693, where she was commanded by John Tyrrell. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705, HMS Princess in 1716 and HMS Princess Royal in 1728. She was broken up in 1773.
- HMS Ossory was an Admiralty M class destroyer, launched on 9 October 1916. She served 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. She was sold for scrap in November 1921.
- HMS Ossory was an Algerine class minesweeper launched on 3 October 1944 and that served in World War II. She was broken up at Troon in 1959.
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