HMS Laforey

HMS Laforey

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Laforey", after Admiral Sir Francis Laforey:

*HMS "Laforey" was a "Laforey" class destroyer. She was previously named HMS "Florizel", but was renamed before being launched in 1913. She was sunk by a mine in 1917.
*HMS "Laforey" was an L class destroyer, launched in 1941 and sunk in 1944.


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