HMS Faulknor

HMS Faulknor

Two Royal Navy destroyers from the 20th century have been named HMS "Faulknor" after the Faulknor family of distinguished nineteenth century naval officers.

* HMS "Faulknor", launched in 1914, was commandeered from the Chilean Navy at the outbreak of the First World War. She served throughout the conflict and was returned to Chile in 1920.
* HMS "Faulknor" was launched in 1933 and served throughout the Second World War, seeing service in the Atlantic and sinking a German U-boat. She was scrapped in 1946.


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