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HMS Bonaventure

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned:

  • Bonaventure was a warship built in 1489, and gone by 1509.
  • Bonaventure, also known as Edward Bonaventure, was a ship built in 1551 and wrecked in 1556.
  • Bonaventure, also known as Elizabeth Bonaventure, was a 47-gun ship purchased in 1567 and in service in 1599.
  • Bonaventure was a 32-gun ship launched in 1621 and lost in action in 1653.
  • HMS Bonaventure was a 42-gun ship, previously named HMS President. She was renamed HMS Bonaventure in 1660, was rebuilt in 1666 and broken up for a rebuild in 1711. She was relaunched in 1711 as a 50-gun fourth rate. She was renamed HMS Argyll in 1715, was rebuilt in 1722 and was sunk as a breakwater in 1748.
  • HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea-class second-class cruiser launched in 1892. She was a used as a submarine depot ship from 1910 and was broken up in 1920.
  • HMS Bonaventure was a Dido-class light cruiser launched in 1939 and sunk in 1941.
  • HMS Bonaventure was an ‘X’ craft midget submarine depot ship launched in 1942 and sold in 1948.
  • Battle honours

  • Lowestoft 1665
  • Four Days Battle 1666
  • Orfordness 1666
  • Solebay 1672
  • Schooneveld 1673
  • Texel 1673
  • Beachy Head 1690
  • Barfleur 1692
  • China 1900
  • Malta Convoys 1941-42
  • References

    HMS Bonaventure Wikipedia


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