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HMS Gibraltar

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Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gibraltar, after the British overseas territoryofGibraltar.

The first HMS Gibraltar (1711) was a 20-gun sixth rate built in 1711, rebuilt in 1727, and sold in 1748. It was the first command of John Byng, who was afterwards to be court-martialled and executed in the opening stages of the Seven Years' War.

The second HMS Gibraltar (1754) was a 20-gun sixth rate in service from 1754 to 1773.

The third HMS Gibraltar (1779) was an American 14-gun brig captured in 1779, then in turn captured by the Spanish in 1781.

The fourth HMS Gibraltar (1780) was the 80-gun Spanish Fénix captured at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780, used as a powder hulk in 1813 and broken up in 1836.

The fifth HMS Gibraltar was a 101-gun screw first rate launched in 1860, on loan as a training ship in 1872, renamed Grampian in 1889, and sold in 1899.

The sixth HMS Gibraltar (1892) was an Edgar-class cruiser launched in 1892, made into a depot ship in 1912, and sold in 1923.

The seventh HMS Gibraltar (D68) was to have been a Malta-class aircraft carrier, ordered from Vickers Armstrong on 15 September 1943, but cancelled in October 1945.

References[edit]

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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