HMS Forres

HMS Forres

HMS "Forres" was a Hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy ordered towards the end of World War I. She was initially named "Fowey" but was renamed prior to launch to avoid possible confusion with coastal locations.

ee also

*Forres, Scotland

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