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HMS Majestic
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Majestic'', whilst another was planned: * was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1785, razeed into a 56-gun fourth-rate frigate in 1814 and broken up in 1816 after a stranding. * was a screw-propelled 80-gun second rate launched in 1853 and broken up in 1868. * HMS Edinburgh (1882), HMS ''Majestic'' was to have been a battleship. She was renamed ''Edinburgh'' two days before being launched in 1882, and was sold in 1910. * was launched in 1895 and sunk by SM U-21 (Germany), ''U-21'' in 1915. * was a launched in 1945. Work was suspended in 1946, she was later completed in 1955 and transferred to the Royal Australian Navy that year as . She was broken up in 1985. See also * , a First World War minesweeper, auxiliary minesweeper sunk in 1916 {{DEFAULTSORT:Majestic, Hms Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
