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HMS Wolverine
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Wolverine'', or the alternative spelling ''Wolverene'', after the wolverine: * was a 14-gun brig-sloop, previously the civilian collier ''Rattler''. She was purchased and converted in 1798 and sunk in action in 1804. * was an 18-gun launched in 1805 and sold in 1816. * was a 16-gun launched in 1836 and wrecked in 1855. * was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1863. She was sent to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... as a training ship in 1881, and then converted to a mercantile barque. She sailed to Australia in 1895 but defects were discovered and she was hulked there. * was a . launched in 1910 and sunk in a collision in 1917. * was a launched in 1919 and sold for scrapping in 1946. {{DEF ... [...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] |
