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HMS Constance

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Constance, whilst another was planned:

  • HMS Constance was a 22-gun sixth rate captured from the French in 1797, but recaptured by them in 1806; she grounded and was salvaged in December, and condemned in February 1807.
  • HMS Constance was to have been a 36-gun fifth rate. She was ordered in 1833 but cancelled in 1844.
  • HMS Constance (1838) was a 3-gun schooner launched in 1838 and sold in 1877.
  • HMS Constance (1846) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1846. She was converted to steam propulsion in 1862 and was sold in 1875.
  • HMS Constance (1880) was a screw corvette launched in 1880 and sold in 1899.
  • HMS Constance (1915) was a C class light cruiser launched in 1915 and sold in 1936.
  • HMS Constance (R71) was a C class destroyer launched in 1944 and broken up in 1956.
  • References

    HMS Constance Wikipedia