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named HMS Archer, named after a person proficient in archery - an archer: HMS Archer (1801) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and sold in 1815. HMS Archer (1849)
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Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Archer is the lead ship of the Archer class. As the lead ship she was one of several of her class to be completed in 1985 by Watercraft Marine, the
HMS_Archer_(P264)
Long Island-class escort carrier
HMS Archer was a Long Island-class escort carrier built by the United States in 1939–1940 and operated by the Royal Navy during World War II. She was built
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British Gay Class Patrol Boat
HMS Gay Archer was a Gay-class fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper, Portchester, and launched on 20 August 1952. She was the first
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Retrieved 21 July 2025. "HMS Archer". Royal Navy. Retrieved 22 April 2015. "HMS Biter". Royal Navy. Retrieved 22 April 2015. "HMS Smiter". Royal Navy. Retrieved
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Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
1942) HMS Battler (8 December 1942 - 5 January 1943) Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish (HMS Landrail) (5 January - 21 February 1943) HMS Archer (21 February
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Archer is the name of various ships: RSS Archer, a submarine of the Republic of Singapore, first ship in the Archer-class submarine HMS Archer, various
Archer_(ship)
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
equipped with Fairey Swordfish aircraft. The squadron was embarked on HMS Archer from March 1942 to February 1943 and involved in convoy escorted duties
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Class of patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy
The Archer class (or P2000) is a class of patrol and training vessel in service with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, commonly referred to as a "fast training
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Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Archer was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the British Royal Navy which was built by the Glasgow shipbuilder J & G Thomson between 1885 and 1888
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Royal Navy training establishment in Edinburgh
Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. The unit's affiliated P2000 ship is HMS Archer, which is predominantly used for training Officer Cadets. The unit is
University Royal Naval Unit East Scotland
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Sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Archer was initially ordered as one of two Rifleman type gunvessels on 25 April 1846. With her construction suspended in September 1846, she was reordered
HMS_Archer_(1849)
Airport in Jamaica
to the first of these vessels, HMS Archer. On 12 December, the Fairey Fulmars of 800 Squadron re-embarked aboard HMS Indomitable, while the Hawker Sea
Norman Manley International Airport
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Type of WWII aircraft carrier
ships, one in USN service (USS Long Island) and one in British service (HMS Archer). Avenger class: Four ships, one mainly in USN service (as USS Charger)
Escort_carrier
Royal Navy Rear Admiral (born 1964)
Unit and its patrol boat HMS Archer in 1991, commanding officer of the frigate HMS Kent in 1998 and commanding officer of HMS Ark Royal in July 2008 before
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Archer-class patrol and training vessel
HMS Ranger is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy, based in HMNB Portsmouth. She is affiliated to Sussex and Brighton
HMS_Ranger_(P293)
Aircraft carrier class of the US Navy
States Navy through World War II. The second and last ship of the class—HMS Archer (D78)—was launched on 14 December 1939, and served in the Royal Navy through
Long Island-class escort carrier
Long_Island-class_escort_carrier
Royal Navy Admiral
patrol craft HMS Archer from 1989 to 1991, and served as captain of the destroyer HMS Gloucester from 1997 to 1998 and of the destroyer HMS Cardiff from
Tim_Fraser
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
again assigned to Coastal Command, later. In April 1943 it embarked in HMS Archer and provided anti-submarine protection for North Atlantic convoys. It
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as HMS Archer (D78) No USN name given (AVG-2/BAVG-2) – went to the RN as HMS Avenger (D14) No USN name given (AVG-3/BAVG-3) – went to the RN as HMS Biter (D97)
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1940 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
additional Martlet II fighters from HMS Archer, while two Martlet I aircraft were, in turn, transferred to Archer, bringing Illustrious's total aircraft
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Royal Navy officer
history HMS Arrogant Online history HMS Locust Online history HMS Cruizer Online history HMS Archer Online history HMS Phoebe Online history HMS Lord Clyde
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Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Explorer is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. The ship is primarily assigned to the Yorkshire Universities
HMS_Explorer_(P164)
Archer-class patrol and training vessel
HMS Raider is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Along with HMS Tracker, Raider is part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron
HMS_Raider_(P275)
Ship type
escort carriers. Mormacmail renamed USS Long Island and Mormacland renamed HMS Archer both were converted to escort carriers, at a top speed of 16.5 knots (30
Type_C3_ship
Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Archer was one of 20 Acheron-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was one of the two Yarrow Specials with which the builder
HMS_Archer_(1911)
Southern Pacific freighter
operating until lost in a collision 13 January 1942. The collision with HMS Archer, an escort carrier transporting aircraft from Norfolk, Virginia to Kingston
USS_Housatonic_(SP-1697)
Royal Air Force station in the Atlantic Ocean
first aircraft to land on Ascension Island was a Fairey Swordfish from HMS Archer in June, 1942 and it went on to be used by more than 25,000 aircraft as
RAF_Ascension_Island
US Navy dive bomber
anti-submarine patrols, and they were earmarked for the escort carrier HMS Archer. By the end of October that year, it had been decided that the Chesapeakes
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United States Navy World War II era fighter plane
1942. In April 1942 Illustrious transferred two Martlet I aircraft to HMS Archer while in port at Freetown. One of her four retained Martlet I aircraft
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Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Charger is an Archer-class patrol vessel built by Watercraft Limited, Shoreham-by-Sea and fitted out at Vosper Thornycroft. She is just over 20 metres
HMS_Charger_(P292)
frigate HMS Highflyer in December 1852, commanding officer of the sloop HMS Archer in February 1854 and commanding officer of the frigate HMS Doris in
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HMS Argus (I49) HMS Hermes (95) HMS Unicorn (I72) 1942 Design Light Fleet Carrier HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) HMS Audacity HMS Archer (D78) Avenger-class
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Vanuatu island
British Deputy Commissioner of the New Hebrides, Captain Ernest Rason. HMS Archer was also used on the trip. Mawson's detailed report, "The Geology of the
Efate
1998 Archer-class patrol and training vessel
HMS Tracker is an Archer-class (P2000) patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Along with the batch 2 Archer class, HMS Raider, Tracker
HMS_Tracker_(P274)
CVE-1 Long Island 2 One ship, USS Long Island, in USN service, the other, HMS Archer, in the RN. CVE-9 Bogue 45 34 in RN service; 11 were Attacker class and
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World War II groups of anti-submarine warships
were the fourth and fifth support groups of destroyers formed around HMS Archer and HMS Biter in late April. The first United States Navy support group was
Hunter-killer_Group
British Royal Navy Rear-Admiral (1854–1924)
command of HMS Lapwing, a Redbreast-class gunboat, one of the last built of composite materials. In 1898, he was in command of HMS Archer, serving for
Charles_Dare
Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Smiter is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy. Upon being accepted into service, she initially served with the Clyde Division
HMS_Smiter_(P272)
Coushat. He became a junior officer in the Royal Navy in April 1810 on HMS Archer, a 12-gun gun-brig under Admiral Sir Philip Durham. The ship saw action
David Peat (Royal Navy officer)
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The Archer class was a class of eight torpedo cruisers of the Royal Navy. They were envisaged from 1883 onwards by Admiral Sir Astley Cooper Key to replace
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Pacific Station, 1901–1904. HMS Archer, Australian Station, 1900–1904. HMS Archer & Karrakatta, Australian Station, 1900–1904. HMS Bonaventure, Pacific and
Log series (Westminster Press)
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1988 Archer-class patrol and training vessel
HMS Trumpeter is an Archer-class patrol vessel P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Trumpeter is assigned to Cambridge University
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names: authors list (link) Mason, Lt Cdr Geoffrey B, RN (2006). "HMS ARCHER (D 78) – Archer-class Escort Aircraft Carrier". Service Histories of Royal Navy
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Vigil HMS Archer HMS Audacious USS Delaware Mhairi Finnea – Scottish fishing trawler HMS Riffa HMS Vanguard – British Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vanquish
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Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Biter is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. She is assigned to Manchester & Salford Universities Royal
HMS_Biter_(P270)
Island in Vanuatu
British Deputy Commissioner of the New Hebrides, Captain Ernest Rason. HMS Archer was also used on the trip. Mawson's detailed report, "The Geology of the
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was a Q and R-class destroyer destroyer launched in 1942. HMS Raider (P275) is a GRP Archer-class commissioned in 1998 This article includes a list of
HMS_Raider
1988 Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Dasher is an Archer-class P2000 patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. Dasher was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in
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when she was sunk. HMS Furious escorted the newly constructed but not yet completely fitted-out escort carriers HMS Archer and HMS Avenger across the
Atlantic theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
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Topics referred to by the same term
in 1813 HMS Archer (D78), Long Island-class escort carrier built by the US in 1939–1940, operated by the Royal Navy during World War II HMS Vidette (D78)
D78
Warship type
gunboats, two Curlew-class torpedo gunvessels, and the larger ships of the Archer class. The torpedo cruiser was seen as a ship which had the potential to
Torpedo_cruiser
World War I order of battle
sail: HMS Botha (flotilla leader), HMS Archer, HMS Jackal, Phoenix and HMS Tigress (all refitting); HMS Beaver, HMS Druid, HMS Ferret, HMS Hind, HMS Hornet
Battle of Jutland order of battle
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Topics referred to by the same term
P264 may refer to: HMS Archer (P264), a ship of the Royal Navy HMS Springer (P264), a submarine of the Royal Navy This disambiguation page lists articles
P264
included if they were the only one of a class to be built, for example, HMS Hood was the first of the four planned Admiral-class battlecruisers, but
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Former Royal Air Force station in Iceland
Swordfish for storage were flown in from the Long Island-class escort carrier HMS Archer (D78) on 5 May and its embarked squadrons 819 and 892 spent the night
RAF_Kaldadarnes
Short range anti-aircraft rocket, developed for the Royal Navy
against U-boats early in the year and on 23 May 1943 Fairey Swordfish from HMS Archer pierced the pressure hull of U-752 firing Rocket Spears with a cast-iron
Unrotated_Projectile
renamed HMS Archer. On 13 January 1942 she was in collision with SS Brazos, which sank at 32°54′N 74°14′W / 32.900°N 74.233°W / 32.900; -74.233. Archer was
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Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Example is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy, based at HMS Calliope in Gateshead, England. Example was originally built
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Langley, CVE USS Long Island, CVE HMS Audacity, CVE HMS Archer, and CVE IJN Taiyo. Includes SPT USS Langley. Archer became a merchant ferry ship, Biter
Aircraft carrier operations during World War II
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1988 Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Pursuer is an Archer-class P2000 patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy. Pursuer was built at Vosper Thorneycroft and commissioned in 1988. The
HMS_Pursuer_(P273)
Port on the north east coast of Scotland
relocation to Edinburgh in 2012, the unit operated HMS Archer (P264), an Archer-class patrol vessel. HMS Diamond (D34), a Type-45 destroyer of the Royal
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The first Meteor F.1 prototype was used for deck handling trials aboard HMS Pretoria Castle in 1946 however no flights were attempted at that time. 1
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HMS Scott Echo-class survey ship HMS Enterprise HMS Endurance River-class patrol vessel HMS Tyne Archer-class patrol vessel HMS Archer HMS Blazer HMS
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as well as their attached P2000s, HMS Express and HMS Dasher respectively. In June 2017, OCs onboard HM Ships Archer, Smiter, Ranger and Exploit, deployed
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Series of shipping lines
Mormacland became the Long Island-class escort carriers USS Long Island and HMS Archer, and other Mooremack C3s became Navy transports. Mccormick Steamship Company
Moore-McCormack
Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Express is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy. Initially assigned to the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, her hull
HMS_Express_(P163)
British Naval officer (1832–1918)
hospital; HMS Raven as Lt Commander 20 March 1856 – 17 May 1856; HMS Prometheus on the west coast of Africa 18 May 1856 – 15 Sept 1857; HMS Archer at Woolwich
Sir Charles Knowles, 4th Baronet
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Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Blazer is an Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy. She was built by Vosper Thornycroft. She is 20.8 metres (68 ft 3 in) long and 5.8 metres
HMS_Blazer_(P279)
Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Exploit is an Archer-class (or P2000) patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy, built in Woolston by Vosper Thornycroft and commissioned in 1988. She
HMS_Exploit_(P167)
Annual military exercise
participating vessels: HMS Defender (D36) HMS Archer (P264) HMS Charger (P292) HMS Explorers (P164) HMS Exploit (P167) HMS Ranger (P293) HMS Smiter (P272) USS
BALTOPS
Canadian Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy Admiral (1855–1935)
Royal Navy, he commanded HM Ships Goldfinch (1890–1891), Blenheim (1895), Archer (1895–1898), Gibraltar (1900), Mildura (1900–1903), Resolution, Majestic
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March 1941 for conversion to escort carrier USS Archer (BAVG-1); transferred to Royal Navy as HMS Archer (D78); converted to merchant aircraft carrier MS
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Livery company of the City of London
Antiquarian Horological Society, the UCL Observatory, HMS Protector, the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Ship, HMS Archer, a P264 Class University Royal Naval Unit based
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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Built as Mormacland Became HMS Archer (D78) BAVG-2 28 November 1939 27 November 1940 2 March 1942 Built as Rio Hudson Became HMS Avenger (D14) Sunk by U-155
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Retrieved 13 February 2012. Drury, Tony (16 February 2021). "A history of HMS Archer". Retrieved 27 April 2021. "Brazos". www.wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 13 January
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1988 Archer-class patrol and training vessel
HMS Puncher is an Archer-class patrol vessel of the Royal Navy. She is permanently based at HMNB Portsmouth and forms part of the First Patrol Boat Squadron
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the Royal Navy under lend-lease in 1942 and was sunk in 1943. HMS Dasher (P280) is an Archer-class patrol vessel launched in 1986 and currently in service
HMS_Dasher
Cambridge HMS Trumpeter Cambridge, East Anglia, Anglia Ruskin, Essex URNU Devon - Exeter, Plymouth, St Mark & St John URNU East Scotland HMS Archer Edinburgh
Council of Military Education Committees of the Universities of the United Kingdom
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minesweeper, commissioned in the U.S. Navy as USS Vigilance HMS Exploit (P167), an Archer-class patrol vessel Exploit (disambiguation) This article includes
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domain names reserved for use in documentation as examples HMS Example (P165), an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy The Example
Example
1765 first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still
HMS_Victory
Class of American gunboats
reports indicate the class was loosely based on HMS Archer, the first ship of the Royal Navy's Archer-class torpedo cruisers. Yorktown was authorized
Yorktown-class_gunboat
US Air Force training unit
The 35 planes of the group following on D+5 aboard the British carrier HMS Archer also were launched to land at the Port Lyautey airfield and suffered four
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2019 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy. Prince of Wales is not fitted
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Cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Serpent, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Serpent was built at Devonport Dockyard, entering service in 1888. She was lost when
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Converted to USS Pelias (AS-14) SS Mormacland (MC hull 46) – Converted to HMS Archer (D78) SS Mormacmail (MC hull 47) – Converted to USS Long Island (CVE-1)
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services to points of delivery. In addition, escort carriers such as HMS Vindex and HMS Nairana played an important role in hunter-killer anti-submarine sweeps
List of escort carriers of the Royal Navy
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and was returned to the US Navy and sunk as a target in 1966. HMS Biter (P270) is an Archer-class patrol vessel vessel launched in 1985 and currently in
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been named HMS Daring. HMS Daring (1804), a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig launched in 1804 and destroyed after running aground in 1813. HMS Daring (1844)
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carriers were in the Indian Ocean, with HMS Formidable, on station at Kilindini. HMS Victorious (CV), HMS Archer (CVE), USS Wasp, and USS Ranger were the
Pacific Theater aircraft carrier operations during World War II
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1802. HMS Tigress (1804) was a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig launched in 1804 that the Danes captured in 1808. HMS Tigress (1808) was a 12-gun gun-brig
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served in the Royal Navy as HMS Charger before returning to US service as USS Charger (CVE-30). HMS Charger (P292) is an Archer-class patrol and training
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British civil servant and spy
waters. In 1894, Archer entered the Royal Navy. Promoted to lieutenant in 1902, he served in the battleship HMS Empress of India and HMS Majestic. He specialised
Hugh Archer (Royal Navy officer)
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named HMS Furious: HMS Furious (1797) was a 12-gun Courser-class gun-brig launched in 1797 and sold in 1802. HMS Furious (1804) was a 12-gun Archer-class
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British naval ship class (2003–2022)
releasing two Archer-class boats that had filled this role for service with the Cyprus Squadron. With the decommissioning of the survey launch HMS Gleaner in
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Military unit
Saumarez was given command of the British Baltic fleet with his flag in HMS Victory. His mission involved protecting the British trade interests that
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Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm
Machrihanish (HMS Landrail), Argyll and Bute, (17 - 22 March 1942) HMS Illustrious (22 March - 13 July 1942) Detached Flight two aircraft: HMS Archer (9 April
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Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London
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Mine Countermeasures Maritime Autonomous Systems ship of the Royal Navy
HMS Stirling Castle (formerly RFA Stirling Castle) is a ship of the Royal Navy. Originally acquired by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the ship was transferred
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