HMS Swordfish

HMS Swordfish

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Swordfish" after the fish.

* The first HMS "Swordfish" was a 330 ton destroyer launched in 1895 and sold in 1910.
* The second HMS "Swordfish" was a steam-powered submarine launched in 1916. She was converted into a surface patrol boat in 1917 and renamed S1.
* The most recent HMS "Swordfish" was an S class submarine launched in 1931 and sunk by a naval mine in the English Channel in 1940.

References

*Colledge

External links

[http://www.royal-navy.org Royal Navy History]


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