HMS Spitfire

HMS Spitfire

Several ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS "Spitfire". All are named after the euphemistic translation of "Cacafuego", a Spanish treasure galleon captured by Sir Francis Drake.
* HMS "Spitfire", 16 fought in the Napoleonic wars and the War of 1812 before being sold in 1825.
* HMS "Spitfire" (1895) was a "Swordfish" class destroyer which was scrapped in 1912.
* HMS "Spitfire" (1912) was an "Acasta"-class destroyer attached to Admiral John Jellicoe's fleet at the Battle of Jutland.


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