HMS Dauntless

Four ships and one Shore Establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Dauntless":

* HMS "Dauntless" was an 18-gun sloop launched at Hull, England in November 1804. In 1807 she ran aground during a battle in the Vistula River and was forced to surrender to the French.
* HMS "Dauntless" was a 26-gun sloop launched in 1808 and sold for breaking in 1825.
* HMS "Dauntless" was a 24-gun (from 1854, 33-gun) frigate launched in 1847 and sold for breaking in 1885.
* HMS "Dauntless" (D45) was a "Danae"-class light cruiser launched in 1918. She was used as a training vessel from 1943 before being sold for breaking in 1946.
* HMS "Dauntless" was the WRNS Training Establishment at Burghfield, near Reading, Berkshire, from 1947 until 1981.
Currently in build:
* HMS "Dauntless" (D33) is a Type 45 destroyer launched on 23 January 2007 at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow, and due to be commissioned in 2010.
In popular culture:
* In the 2003 film , the fictional HMS "Dauntless" appears as the flagship and pride of the Royal Navy.

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