HMS Nonsuch
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Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
- HMS Nonsuch, a 38-gun great ship, rebuilt from a previous ship and sold c. 1645.
- HMS Nonsuch, a 34-gun ship launched in 1646 and wrecked 1664.
- HMS Nonsuch, an 8-gun ketch purchased in 1654 and sold in 1667, later as the civilian vessel Nonsuch making the trading voyage establishing the Hudson's Bay Company.
- HMS Nonsuch, a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1668. Upgraded to a 42-gun fourth rate in 1669, but reverted to 36-gun fifth rate in 1691. She was captured in 1695 by the French privateer Le Francais.
- HMS Nonsuch, a 5-gun hoy launched in 1686 and sold 1714.
- HMS Nonsuch, a 48-gun fourth-rate ship of the line, launched in 1696, rebuilt 1717, and broken up in 1745.
- HMS Nonsuch, a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line in service from 1741 to 1766.
- HMS Nonsuch, a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1774, used as a floating battery from 1794, and broken up in 1802.
- HMS Nonsuch, an M-class destroyer launched in 1915 and sold in 1921.
- HMS Nonsuch, a sloop laid down in February 1945 and canceled in October of that year.
- HMS Nonsuch, the former German Narvik-class destroyer Z38 taken after the war's end, and scrapped in 1949.
[edit] See Also
- HMCS Nonsuch, a Canadian Forces Naval Reserve division in Edmonton, Alberta.
- HMS Nonsuch is used as a sample ship name by the Royal Navy, signifying a hypothetical vessel, or a "ghost consort".
- A fictional HMS Nonsuch (a 74-gun ship of the line) appears in the tales of Horatio Hornblower.
[edit] Battle Honours
- Kentish Knock 1652
- Portland 1653
- Gabbard 1653
- Texel 1673
- St. Lucia 1778
- The Saints 1782
- Jutland 1916[1]
[edit] Reference
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