HMS North Star

HMS North Star

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "North Star", named after the pole star:

*HMS "North Star" was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1810. She was broken up in 1817.
*HMS "North Star" was a 28-gun sixth-rate launched in 1824. She was broken up in 1860.
*HMS "North Star" was an Admiralty M class destroyer launched in 1916. She was sunk in 1908 by coastal artillery near Zeebrugge.

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