HMS Guardian

HMS Guardian

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Guardian":

* The first "Guardian", launched in 1784, was a 44-gun frigate, converted to a transport ship. In 1789, while transporting convicts to Australia, she was wrecked on an iceberg in the Southern Ocean.
* The second "Guardian", launched in 1932, was a net-laying and photographic ship. She served in World War II and was scrapped in 1962.
* The third "Guardian" was originally "Seaforth Champion", purchased in 1982 to act as a support ship during the Falklands War, and sold in 1987.

References

*ColledgeFull History of ship and Capt. Riou http://www.angelfire.com/trek/guardian/


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