HMS Talbot

HMS Talbot

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Talbot", probably after John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury:

*HMS "Talbot" was a ship, listed in 1585.
*HMS "Talbot" was a 10-gun ketch launched in 1691 and wrecked in 1694. She had been in French hands between June 1691 and November 1693.
*HMS "Talbot" was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1807 and sold in 1815.
*HMS "Talbot" was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1824, converted to a powder hulk in 1855 and sold in 1896.
*HMS "Talbot" was an "Eclipse" class protected cruiser launched in 1895 and sold in 1921.
*HMS "Talbot" was previously HMS "M29", an "M29" class monitor launched in 1915. She had been converted into a minelayer in 1919 and renamed HMS "Medusa" in 1925. She was converted into a depot ship in 1941 and renamed HMS "Talbot". She was renamed HMS "Medway II" in 1943, and "Medusa" again in 1944. She was sold in 1946 and broken up in 1947.

HMS "Talbot" was also the name of the Royal Navy's submarine base at Malta during the Second World War.


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