HMS Queen
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen. It is one of the oldest ship names of the Royal Navy dating from the time of Henry III of England.
- HMS Queen was a ship built in 1225. Her fate is unknown.
- HMS Queen was a 100-gun first rate launched in 1673 as HMS Royal Charles and renamed HMS Queen in 1693, then renamed HMS Royal George in 1715. She was renamed HMS Royal Anne in 1756 and was broken up in 1767.
- HMS Queen was a 98-gun second rate launched in 1769. She was reduced to 74 guns in 1811 and was broken up in 1821.
- HMS Queen was a 110-gun first rate launched in 1839. In 1859 the ship was fitted with a screw propeller and reduced to 86 guns. She was broken up in 1871.
- HMS Queen was a paddle sloop launched in 1839 and listed until 1860.
- HMS Queen was a Formidable-class pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1902. She was sold in 1920 and broken up in 1921.
- HMS Queen was a Bogue class escort carrier, formerly the USS St Andrews. She was launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy that year. She was returned to the US Navy in 1946.
The battle honours of all HM Ships Queen have been inherited by HMCS Queen, the Canadian Naval Reserve Division in Regina, Saskatchewan. HMCS QUEEN holds certain artifacts from the last HMS Queen.
[edit] Battle Honours
- Ushant 1781
- First of June 1794
- Groix Island 1795
- Crimea 1854-55
- Dardanelles 1915
- Atlantic 1944
- Norway 1945
- Arctic 1945[1]
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