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HMS Hampshire

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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hampshire after the English county:

  • HMS Hampshire (1653) was a 46-gun ship launched in 1653 and sunk in 1697 in action with the French ship Pelican in Hudson Bay during the War of the Grand Alliance.
  • HMS Hampshire (1698) was a 48-gun fourth-rate launched in 1698 and broken up in 1739.
  • HMS Hampshire (1741) was a 50-gun fourth-rate launched in 1741 and broken up in 1766.
  • HMS Hampshire (1903) was a Devonshire-class armoured cruiser launched in 1903 and sunk by a mine in 1916.
  • HMS Hampshire (D06) was a County-class guided missile destroyer launched in 1963 and scrapped in 1979.
  • References

    HMS Hampshire Wikipedia