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HMS Vanguard

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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement:

English ship Vanguard (1586) was a 31-gun galleon launched in 1586, rebuilt twice and was broken up in 1630, with some parts being reused in the next HMS Vanguard.

HMS Vanguard (1631) was a 56-gun second rate launched in 1631, active in the Anglo-Dutch Wars, and scuttled in 1667.

HMS Vanguard (1678) was a 90-gun three-decker second-rate launched in 1678, sunk in 1703 but raised in 1704, rebuilt twice and renamed HMS Duke in 1728. She was broken up in 1769.

HMS Vanguard (1748) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1748 and sold in 1774.

HMS Vanguard (1780) was a 4-gun gunvessel captured in 1780, purchased in 1781 and sold in 1783.

HMS Vanguard (1787) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1787. She became a prison ship in 1812, a powder hulk in 1814 and was broken up in 1821.

HMS Vanguard (1835) was a 78-gun third rate launched in 1835, renamed HMS Ajax in 1867, and broken up in 1875.

HMS Vanguard (1869) was an Audacious-class ironclad battleship launched in 1869 and sunk in a collision with HMS Iron Duke in 1875.

HMS Vanguard (1909) was a St Vincent-class battleship launched in 1909 and sunk in an explosion in 1917.

HMS Vanguard (23) was a unique battleship, the only one of her class. She was launched in 1944 and broken up in 1960.

HMS Vanguard (S28) is a Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine launched in 1992 and currently in service.

Battle honours[edit]

Armada, 1588

Cadiz, 1596

Portland, 1653

Gabbard, 1653

Scheveningen, 1653

Lowestoft, 1665

Four Days' Battle, 1666

Orfordness, 1666

Barfleur, 1692

Louisburg, 1758

Quebec, 1759

Martinique, 1762

Nile, 1798

Syria, 1840

Jutland, 1916

See also[edit]

Vanguard class for ship classes
Vanguard (disambiguation)

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