HMS Calpe (shore Establishment)
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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Calpe'', named after an ancient name for the
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or ''Mons Calpe''. * , 14-gun
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, formerly the Spanish ''San Josef'', captured in 1800 and sold in 1802 * , Type II launched in 1941, transferred to the Royal Danish Navy in 1952 as the Rolfe Krake, and sold for scrapping in 1966 * , Headquarters of the Royal Naval Reserve at Gibraltar until 1993 {{DEFAULTSORT:Calpe Royal Navy ship names