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HMS Aboukir

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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Aboukir, after Abu Qir Bay, the site of the Battle of the Nile:

  • HMS Aboukir was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, formerly the French ship Aquilon. She was captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and broken up in 1802.
  • HMS Aboukir (1807) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1807, on harbour service from 1824 and sold in 1838.
  • HMS Aboukir (1848) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1848. She was refitted with screw propulsion in 1858 and was sold in 1877.
  • HMS Aboukir (1900) was a Cressy-class cruiser launched in 1900 and torpedoed along with two sister ships on 22 September 1914.
  • References

    HMS Aboukir Wikipedia