HMS Vimiera

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vimiera, an alternative spelling of Vimeiro in Portugal, site of the Battle of Vimeiro. A third ship was planned, but was later renamed:

HMS Vimiera was a 16-gun brig-sloop, formerly the French Pylade, launched in 1805. She was captured in 1808 and sold in 1814.

HMS Vimiera was an Admiralty V-class destroyer launched in 1917 and sunk by a mine in 1942.

HMS Vimiera was to have been a Battle-class destroyer. She was renamed HMS Danae and reordered as a Daring-class destroyer in 1945; the order was cancelled in 1946.

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HMS Vimiera Wikipedia

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