HMS Encounter

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following ships of the British Royal Navy were named Encounter or HMS Encounter .

  • The first encounter was a discovery ship in service in 1616
  • The second encounter was a brig with 16 guns. The ship was launched in 1805 and destroyed in 1812
  • The third encounter was a wooden screw corvette . The ship was launched in 1846 and demolished in 1866.
  • The fourth encounter was a wooden screw corvette. The ship was launched in 1873 and sold in 1888.
  • The fifth Encounter was a protected cruiser of the Challenger class . The ship was launched in 1902. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919 and renamed HMAS Penguin . She served as a depot ship until she was sunk .
  • The sixth encounter was a destroyer . It was launched in 1934 and sunk itself in 1942.

literature

  • JJ Colledge, Ben Warlow: Ships of the Royal Navy, The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present . Chatham Publishing, London 2006, ISBN 1-86176-281-X , pp. 114 .