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Several ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Dragon'''''. |
Several ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Dragon'''''. |
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*''[[English ship Dragon (1512)|Dragon (of Greenwich)]]'', a ship of 100 tons built in 1512 under Sir W. Sydney in the war with France. Last mentioned 1514.<ref>NMM ''Warship Histories''; Rodger ''Safeguard of the Sea'' p.476, 484</ref> |
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*{{HMS|Dragon|Anthony Roll|6}}, a 140 ton three masted ship depicted in the Anthony Roll of 1546 |
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*''[[English ship Dragon (1542)|Dragon]]'', a 140 ton three masted ship depicted in the Anthony Roll of 1546. Built 1542 or 1544 and rebuilt 1551. Last mentioned 1553 <ref>NMM ''Warship Histories''. Rodger ''Safeguard of the Sea'' p.477</ref> |
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*''[[English galleon Dragon|Dragon]]'', a [[galleon]] built in 1593 and last mentioned 1613. |
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*{{HMS|Ormonde|1711|6}}, a 50-gun fourth rate [[ship of the line]] launched in 1711, renamed HMS ''Dragon'' in 1715, and broken up in 1733. |
*{{HMS|Ormonde|1711|6}}, a 50-gun fourth rate [[ship of the line]] launched in 1711, renamed HMS ''Dragon'' in 1715, and broken up in 1733. |
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*[[User:The Land/HMS Dragon (1736)|HMS ''Dragon'']], a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1736, and scuttled as a breakwater in 1757. |
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*[[User:The Land/HMS Dragon (1760)|HMS ''Dragon'']], a 74-gun [[third rate]] ship of the line built in 1760 and sold in 1784. |
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*[[User:The Land/HMS Dragon (1798)|HMS ''Dragon'']], a 74-gun third rate ship of the line built in 1798 at Rotherhithe. Refitted in 1814, she served until 1815. She was broken up in 1850. |
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*{{HMS|Dragon|1841|6}}, a 6-gun paddle frigate launched in 1841 |
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*{{HMS|Dragon|1878|6}}, a 6-gun [[Doterel class sloop|''Doterel''-class]] screw sloop launched in 1878 and sold in 1892. |
*{{HMS|Dragon|1878|6}}, a 6-gun [[Doterel class sloop|''Doterel''-class]] screw sloop launched in 1878 and sold in 1892. |
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*[[User:The Land/HMS Dragon (1894)|HMS ''Dragon'']], a twin-screw [[Banshee class destroyer|''Banshee''-class torpedo boat destroyer]] launched in 1894 and sold in 1912. |
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*[[User:The Land/HMS Dragon (cruiser)|HMS ''Dragon'']], a light [[cruiser]] launched in 1917 and scuttled off Normandy in 1944 while serving in the Polish navy as [[ORP Dragon|ORP ''Dragon'']]. |
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*{{HMS|Dragon|D35|6}}, is a [[Type 45 destroyer]] launched in November 2008 |
*{{HMS|Dragon|D35|6}}, is a [[Type 45 destroyer]] launched in November 2008 |
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Revision as of 21:28, 15 February 2011
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dragon.
- Dragon (of Greenwich), a ship of 100 tons built in 1512 under Sir W. Sydney in the war with France. Last mentioned 1514.[1]
- Dragon, a 140 ton three masted ship depicted in the Anthony Roll of 1546. Built 1542 or 1544 and rebuilt 1551. Last mentioned 1553 [2]
- Dragon, a galleon built in 1593 and last mentioned 1613.
- Dragon, a fourth rate frigate launched in 1647, rebuilt in 1690 and 1707 and wrecked in 1711.
- HMS Ormonde, a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1711, renamed HMS Dragon in 1715, and broken up in 1733.
- HMS Dragon, a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1736, and scuttled as a breakwater in 1757.
- HMS Dragon, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line built in 1760 and sold in 1784.
- HMS Dragon, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line built in 1798 at Rotherhithe. Refitted in 1814, she served until 1815. She was broken up in 1850.
- HMS Dragon, a 6-gun paddle frigate launched in 1841
- HMS Dragon, a 6-gun Doterel-class screw sloop launched in 1878 and sold in 1892.
- HMS Dragon, a twin-screw Banshee-class torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and sold in 1912.
- HMS Dragon, a light cruiser launched in 1917 and scuttled off Normandy in 1944 while serving in the Polish navy as ORP Dragon.
- HMS Dragon, is a Type 45 destroyer launched in November 2008
In addition the Communications Training Centre in Swansea was commissioned as HMS Dragon between 1982 and 1994.[3]
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- ^ NMM Warship Histories; Rodger Safeguard of the Sea p.476, 484
- ^ NMM Warship Histories. Rodger Safeguard of the Sea p.477
- ^ "History of Naval Reservists in Swansea at the Royal Navy website". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
This article includes data donated from the National Maritime Museum Warship Histories project