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HMS Desperate

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Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Desperate, the adjective having the sense of "having reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire":

A further two vessels were ordered and later cancelled:

  • HMS Desperate (1918), a Danae-class light cruiser ordered in March 1918 and cancelled in November the same year.
  • HMS Desperate (1945), a Daring-class destroyer ordered in March 1945 and cancelled in January 1946.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Colledge has "White, Broadstairs, 2.1.1905", but given the sale date of 1814, this is an obvious typographical error.

References

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  • 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 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.