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HMS Bristol

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bristol, after the English port city of Bristol:

  • HMS Bristol was a 48-gun ship launched in 1653, completely rebuilt in 1693, captured by the French in April 1709, recaptured two weeks later and sunk.
  • HMS Bristol was a 54-gun fourth-rate launched in 1711. She underwent a rebuild in 1746 which rearmed her with 50 guns, and was broken up in 1768.
  • HMS Bristol was a 50-gun fourth-rate launched in 1775. She served in the American War of Independence, was used as a prison ship after 1794, and was broken up in 1810.
  • Bristol was originally the 64-gun third rate HMS Agincourt. She was renamed HMS Bristol when she became a prison ship in 1812. She was sold in 1814.
  • HMS Bristol was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1861 and broken up in 1883.
  • HMS Bristol was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1910. She was the name ship of the Bristol subgroup and was sold in 1921.
  • HMS Bristol was a unique Type 82 class destroyer launched in 1973 and now permanently moored at HMS Excellent, Portsmouth as a training ship.
  • Battle honours

  • Santa Cruz 1657
  • Battle of Lowestoft 1665
  • Four Days' Battle 1666
  • Orfordness 1666
  • Sole Bay 1672
  • Battle of Texel 1673
  • Finisterre 1747
  • Falkland Islands 1914
  • Falkland Islands 1982
  • References

    HMS Bristol Wikipedia