HMS Speaker

HMS Speaker

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Speaker":

*"Speaker", a 50-gun sclass|Speaker|frigate|0 frigate launched in 1650, renamed HMS "Mary" in 1660, rebuilt in 1688 and wrecked in 1703.
*HMS|Speaker|D90|0, a sclass|Bogue|escort carrier|3 launched in 1943 and sold for scrap in 1972.


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