HMS Observer
Appearance
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Observer:
- HMS Observer, a sloop of 10 guns, was the Massachusetts privateer Amsterdam, which HMS Amphitrite captured on 19 October 1781.[1] Observer was sold on 21 October 1784.
- HMS Observer, an Admiralty M class destroyer launched in 1916 and sold in 1921.
- HMS Observer, an O class destroyer renamed whilst under construction to HMS Oribi (G66) and launched in 1941. The ship was transferred to Turkey in 1946 and broken up in 1965.
See also
- HMS Observateur, a French brig launched at Le Havre in 1800, captured in 1806 and sold in 1814.
Citations
- ^ "No. 12618". The London Gazette. 1 February 1785.
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 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.