HMS Vixen (1841)
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Vixen'', the term for a female Fox: * was a 14-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and sold in 1815. * was a wood paddle sloop launched in 1841 and sold in 1862. * was an armoured composite gunboat launched in 1865 and ordered to be broken up in 1895. * was a destroyer launched in 1900, reclassified as a in 1913 and sold in 1921. * was a V-class destroyer launched in 1943. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...

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 ...
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