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HMS Hope

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Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:

  • Hope was a 48-gun galleon launched in 1559. She was rebuilt with 38-guns and renamed Assurance in 1604 and was broken up in 1645.
  • Hope was a ship, formerly the French privateer Esperance. She was captured in 1626 and released in 1630.
  • Hope was a 26-gun storeship purchased in 1652 and sold in 1657.
  • HMS Hope was a 44-gun ship, formerly the Dutch Hoop. She was captured in 1665 and wrecked in 1666.
  • HMS Hope was a hoy storeship captured from the Dutch in 1666 and recaptured by them in 1672.
  • HMS Hope was a 2-gun fireship captured from the Dutch in 1672 and sold in 1674.
  • HMS Hope was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1678 and captured by the French in 1695.
  • HMS Hope was a 14-gun sloop listed from 1764, and captured by an American privateer in 1779.
  • HMS Hope was a schooner purchased in 1765 and condemned in 1776.
  • HMS Hope was a 12-gun cutter, formerly the American Lady Washington. She was purchased in 1780, briefly captured by the French in 1781 but soon retaken, and was sold in 1785.
  • HMS Hope was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1780 and wrecked in 1781.
  • HMS Hope was a 3-gun gunvessel, formerly a hoy. She was purchased in 1794 and listed until 1798.
  • HMS Hope was a 14-gun sloop, formerly the Dutch Star. She was captured in 1795 and sold in 1807.
  • HMS Hope was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1808 and sold in 1819.
  • HMS Hope was a 10-gun tender launched in 1813. She was converted into a tank vessel and renamed YC42 in 1863 and was in service until 1880.
  • HMS Hope was a 3-gun packet brig, adapted from the Cherokee-class design and launched in 1824. She was used for harbour service from 1854 and was broken up in 1882.
  • HMS Hope was an Acorn-class destroyer launched in 1910 and sold in 1920.
  • References

    HMS Hope Wikipedia