HMS Veteran

HMS Veteran

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Veteran":

*HMS|Veteran|1787|6 was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line, launched in 1787 and broken up in 1816.
*HMS "Veteran" was an 18-gun fireship launched in 1807 as HMS "Prometheus". She was used for harbour service from 1819, was renamed HMS "Veteran" in 1839 and was broken up in 1852.
*HMS|Veteran|D72|6 was a Admiralty V class destroyer launched in 1919 and sunk in 1942.


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