HMS Goliath

HMS Goliath

Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Goliath" after the Biblical giant, Goliath.

* The first HMS "Goliath" (1781) was a 74-gun third-rate that fought in the Battle of the Nile.
* The second HMS "Goliath" was renamed in 1826 prior to completion, becoming HMS "Clarence", an 84 gun ship of the line completed in 1827 and burnt in 1884.
* The third HMS "Goliath" (1842) was an 80-gun ship of the line, built in 1842. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1857 and burnt in 1875.
* The fourth HMS "Goliath" (1898) was a battleship launched in 1898 and sunk by the Turkish torpedo boat "Muavenet-i Milliye" in 1915.
* The fifth and sixth "Goliath"s were tugs requisitioned for use during World War II.

;Also

HMS "Goliath" (submarine) is the name of a fictional Royal Navy submarine in the radio series "Deep Trouble".


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