HMS Scorpion

HMS Scorpion

Ten vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Scorpion" after the carnivorous arthropod:

* HMS "Scorpion" (1746), a 14-gun sloop which sank in the irish Sea in 1762.
* HMS "Scorpion" (1785), a 16-gun sloop sold in 1802.
* HMS "Scorpion" (1794), a gunvessel purchased in 1794 and sold in 1804
* HMS "Scorpion" (1803), a "Cruizer"-class brig-sloop sold in 1819.
* HMS "Scorpion" (1832), a "Cherokee"-class brig-sloop, converted to a survey vessel in 1848 and on loan to the Thames Police from 1858. Broken up 1874.
* HMS "Scorpion" (1863), one of a pair of turret ships constructed for the Confederate States of America, under the cover story that they were intended for Egypt, but seized by the British Government before launch. Sunk whilst being towed to the USA in 1903, where she was to be scrapped. [cite web | url =http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-fornv/uk/uksh-s/scorpn7.htm | work = Navy Historical Center (United States Navy) | title = HMS Scorpion| accessdate = 2008-08-19]
* HMS "Scorpion" (1910), a "Beagle"-class destroyer which took part in the World War 1 Dardanelles Campaign, and sold for scrapping in 1921.
* HMS "Scorpion" (1937), a river gunboat sunk by Japanese destroyers in Banka Strait in 1942.
* HMS "Scorpion" (1942), an "S" class destroyer built by Cammell Laird, and sold to the Netherlands in 1945.
* HMS "Scorpion" (D64), a Weapon-class destroyer launched in 1946 and scrapped in 1971.

References

*colledge

Notes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • HMS Scorpion — ha sido el nombre portado por un total de 10 buques de guerra de la Royal Navy: La balandra armada con 14 cañones, que fue hundida en el mar de Irlanda en 1762. La bergantín Goleta de clase Támesis desde 1858. Fue desguazado en 1874. El Estados… …   Wikipedia Español

  • HMS Scorpion (1863) — HMS Scorpion , a 2750 ton ironclad turret ship built at Birkenhead, England, was one of two sister ships secretly ordered from the Laird shipyard by the Confederate States of America government in 1862. Her true ownership was concealed by the… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Scorpion (1910) — HMS Scorpion was one of sixteen Beagle class destroyers in service with the Royal Navy in the First World War. She was built by Fairfield Govan shipyards on the Clyde and was commissioned on August 30 1910. [ The Times (London) , Wednesday,… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Scorpion (D64) — was a Weapon class destroyer of the British Royal Navy.Originally named HMS Centaur , the ship was renamed Tomahawk and finally Scorpion (in September 1943) before her launch. Scorpion was the only Weapon class ship fitted with the Limbo depth… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Scorpion (1746) — HMS Scorpion was a 14 gun sloop of the Royal Navy, built by Wyatt and Major at Bucklers Hard on the Beaulieu River in Hampshire, England and launched on 8 July 1746.She foundered in the Irish Sea in September 1762References*Colledge …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Scorpion (1910) — Para otros buques del mismo nombre, véase HMS Scorpion. HMS Scorpion El HMS Scorpion en Malta en 1915 Banderas …   Wikipedia Español

  • HMS Defence (1763) — HMS Defence HMS Defence …   Википедия

  • HMS Saumarez (G12) — HMS Saumarez was an S class destroyer of the Royal Navy, completed on 1 July 1943. As a flotilla leader, her standard displacement was 20 tons heavier than other ships of her class. She continued the tradition of flotilla leaders being named… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Wivern (1863) — HMS Wivern was a 2,750 ton ironclad turret ship built at Birkenhead, England, one of two sister ships secretly ordered from the Laird Sons shipyard by the Confederate States of America government in 1862.Her true ownership was concealed by the… …   Wikipedia

  • Scorpion (disambiguation) — A Scorpion is an eight legged invertebrate animal belonging to the order Scorpiones . It may also refer to:In general* Scorpio (astrology), an astronomical constellation and a sign of the zodiac * Scorpion (computer), a Soviet clone of the ZX… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”