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HMS Poictiers

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Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Poictiers. Poictiers is an alternative spelling for Poitiers, and in this instance commemorates the English victory there.

  • The first Poictiers was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1809. She participated in an action where she rescued HMS Frolic by capturing the USS Wasp in 1812. Poictiers was broken up in 1857.
  • The second Poictiers was a 2,380 ton Battle-class destroyer launched in April 1946, but broken up soon after.

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