HMS Alliance

HMS Alliance

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Alliance":

*"Alliance", a 20-gun ship, originally called "Alliante" captured from the Dutch Navy off the coast of Norway on 22 August 1795 and used as a store ship. Sold May 1802.
*"HMS Alliance (W77)", lead vessel of her class of 4 tugs, launched 1910 and scuttled in Hong Kong in 1941 to prevent her capture by the invading Japanese forces.
*"HMS Alliance (P417)", a submarine launched in 1945 but not completed until 1947, and now a museum ship and the only surviving member of her class.

References

*cite web | url= http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/7515.html | title = HMS "Alliance" (W 77) | work = Uboat.net | accessdate= 2006-12-10
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