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HMS Spartan (1841)
HMS ''Spartan'' may refer to one of these vessels of the British Royal Navy named in recognition of the military abilities of the Spartans of ancient Greece. * was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1806 and broken up in 1822 * HMS ''Spartan'' was to have been a 46-gun fifth rate; ordered from Plymouth Dockyard in 1824, the ship was cancelled in 1831 * was a 26-gun sixth rate launched in 1841 and sold in 1862 * was an wooden screw sloop launched in 1868 and sold in 1882 * was a second class cruiser launched in 1891, sent to harbour service in 1907, renamed ''Defiance'' in 1921, and sold in 1931 * was a launched in 1942 and sunk in 1944 by a Hs 293 guided bomb * is a nuclear-powered launched in 1978 Battle Honours * Bay of Naples, 1810 * Second Anglo-Burmese War, Burma, 1853 * Second Opium War, China, 1856–57 * Battle of the Atlantic, Atlantic, 1943 * Battle of the Mediterranean, Mediterranean, 1944 * Battle of Anzio, Anzio, 1944 * Falklands War, Falklands, 1982 See also [...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] |
