HMS St Lucia

HMS St Lucia

One ship of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "St Lucia", while another was planned:

*HMS|St Lucia|1803|6 was a 14-gun gun-brig, previously the French privateer "Enfant Prodigue". She was captured by HMS "Emerald" in 1803, but was recaptured by the French in 1807.
*HMS "St Lucia" was to have been a Battle class destroyer. She was laid down in 1945 but was cancelled later that year.


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