HMS Clyde

Nine vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Clyde" after the River Clyde that runs through the port of Glasgow, Scotland.

* The first "Clyde" was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1796 and sold in 1844.
* The second "Clyde" was a 4-gun tender bought in 1805 and sold in 1826.
* The third "Clyde" was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1828 and sold in 1904.
* The fourth "Clyde" was a wooden screw gunboat launched in 1859, used a survey vessel from 1872 and sold in 1875.
* The fifth "Clyde" was a paddlewheel vessel launched in 1900 and wrecked in 1950.
* The sixth "Clyde" was a screw sloop of the "Osprey" class launched as "Wild Swan" in 1876, converted to a base ship and renamed "Clyde" in 1904, renamed "Columbine" in 1912 and sold in 1920.
* The seventh "Clyde" was a River-class submarine launched in 1934. She served in World War II and was sold in 1946.
* The eighth "Clyde" was a Ton-class coastal minesweeper launched in 1953 as "Crichton", renamed in 1954, and broken up in 1987.
* The ninth "Clyde" is a modified River-class patrol vessel launched in 2006 and commissioned in 2007.

References

*Colledge

See also

*SS "River Clyde"