HMS Orlando
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HMS Orlando has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy.
- HMS Orlando was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1811, used for harbour service from 1819 and sold in 1824.
- HMS Orlando was a wood screw frigate launched in 1858 and sold in 1871.
- HMS Orlando was an Orlando class of armoured cruiser launched in 1886 and scrapped in 1905.
- HMS Orlando was to have been a Laforey class destroyer, but was renamed HMS Loyal prior to being launched in 1913.
[edit] References
- 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. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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