HMS Onslow

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Onslow":

* "Onslow", an "M" class destroyer launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1921. She saw action at the Battle of Jutland, where her captain was John Tovey, who later became Admiral of the Fleet.
*"Onslow" was a destroyer launched in January 1941, but its name was exchanged with an "O"-class destroyer under construction in August 1941 was commissioned as HMS "Pakenham".
* "Onslow", an O-class destroyer launched in March 1941. It was originally called HMS "Pakenham" but its name was exchanged with the above destroyer in August 1941 before its commissioning in October 1941. It was transferred to the Pakistan Navy in 1949 and renamed "Tippu Sultan", and later "Mufafiz".

The Royal Australian Navy operated HMAS "Onslow", a Oberon-class submarine, which is preserved as a museum ship in Sydney, Australia.

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