HMS Bonaventure

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Bonaventure", whilst another was planned:

*HMS "Bonaventure" was a warship built in 1489, and gone by 1509.
*HMS "Bonaventure", also known as "Edward Bonaventure", was a ship built in 1551 and wrecked in 1556.
*HMS "Bonaventure", also known as "Elizabeth Bonaventure", was a 47-gun ship purchased in 1567 and in service in 1599.
*HMS "Bonaventure" was a 32-gun ship launched in 1621 and lost in action in 1653.
*HMS "Bonaventure" was a 42-gun ship, previously named HMS "President". She was renamed HMS "Bonaventure" in 1660, was rebuilt in 1666 and broken up for a rebuild in 1711. She was relaunched in 1711 as a 50-gun fourth rate. She was renamed HMS "Argyll" in 1715, was rebuilt in 1722 and was sunk as a breakwater in 1748.
*HMS "Bonaventure" was an "Astrea" class second class cruiser launched in 1892. She was a used as a submarine depot ship from 1910 and was broken up in 1920.
*HMS "Bonaventure" was a "Dido" class light cruiser launched in 1939 and sunk in 1942.
*HMS "Bonaventure" was an ‘X’ craft midget submarine depot ship launched in 1942 and sold in 1948.
*HMCS "Bonaventure" was a "Majestic" class aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 as HMS "Powerful", but not completed. She was sold to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1952 and renamed HMCS "Bonaventure". She was broken up in 1971.

References

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* [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/depot_ships.htm Submarine depot ships]
* [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/chalcraft/sm/depot.html Submarine depot ships of WWII]