Two ships of the
British Royal Navy have been called HMS ''
Ithuriel'' after an
angel in
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* The first, , was a
flotilla leader originally named ''Gabriel'' but renamed before her launching in 1916. After serving through the
First World War she was broken up in 1921.
* The second, , was a destroyer built for the
Turkish Navy as ''Gayret'' but taken over by the Royal Navy on the outbreak of the
Second World War whilst still under construction. She was sunk in 1942 but salvaged at the end of the war to be scrapped. The name was originally planned for reuse in 1940 for a minelayer but the boat (pennant M39) was launched as HMS ''Abdiel'' instead.
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