HMS Miranda

HMS Miranda

Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Miranda".

*warship|HMS|Miranda|1851 was a sloop launched in 1851 and served in the Crimea War where two of her crew were awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery. She was converted to a screw propulsion in 1862 and redesignated a corvette. Scrapped in 1869.
*warship|HMS|Miranda|1879 was an Osprey class sloop. Decommissioned in 1892.
*warship|HMS|Miranda|1914 was a Yarrow M class destroyer, launched in 1914.


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