HMS Bristol

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy were named HMS Bristol after the English port city of Bristol :

  • the first HMS Bristol was a 44-gun frigate launched in 1653. In 1693 it was completely converted into a 50-cannon ship of the line, which was captured by the French in April 1709. Two weeks later the ship was retaken and sunk.
  • the second HMS Bristol was a 54-gun 4th class ship of the line launched in 1711. This ship was also completely renovated in 1746 and re-armed with 50 cannons. The demolition of the second HMS Bristol took place in 1768.
  • the third HMS Bristol was a 50-gun 4th class ship launched in 1775 and used in the American Revolutionary War. From 1794 she served as a prison ship and was demolished in 1810.
  • the fourth HMS Bristol was originally the 64-gun ship of the line 3rd class HMS Agincourt , which was renamed HMS Bristol in 1812 when it became a prison ship. In 1814 the ship was sold.
  • the fifth HMS Bristol was a wooden screw frigate launched in 1861 and demolished in 1883.
  • the sixth HMS Bristol was a Town-class light cruiser . The lead ship of the Bristol subgroup was launched in 1910 and sold for demolition in 1921.
  • the seventh HMS Bristol is the only Type 82 destroyer, launched in 1973 and now serves as a stationary training ship at Portsmouth Naval Base .