Three ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Cassandra'' after
Cassandra, of
Greek mythology. A fourth was planned, but never completed:
*HMS ''Cassandra'' was to have been a 36-gun
fifth rate. She was ordered in 1782 but cancelled later that year.
* was a 10-gun
cutter
Cutter may refer to:
Tools
* Bolt cutter
* Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife
* Cigar cutter
* Cookie cutter
* Glass cutter
* Meat cutter
* Milling cutter
* Paper cutter
* Side cutter
* Cutter, a type of hydraulic rescue to ...
launched in 1806. She foundered in 1807.
* was a
light cruiser launched in 1916 and sunk by a
mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
in 1918.
* was a
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
, originally planned as HMS ''Tourmaline'' but renamed in 1942 and launched in 1943. She was scrapped in 1967.
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Royal Navy ship names