Seven vessels of the British
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Valiant''.
* , a
schooner
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launched at
Oswego, New York
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,
Thirteen Colonies and captured by the French in 1756.
* , launched in 1759 at
Chatham
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* Chatham Islands (British Columbia)
* Chatham Sound, British Columbia
* Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi
* Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...
, was a
third-rate ship of the line
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of 74 guns.
* , launched in 1807, was a
third-rate.
* HMS ''Valiant'' was ordered in June 1825 as another
third-rate, but was cancelled in February 1831.
* , launched in 1863, was a ironclad battleship, scrapped in 1957.
* , launched in 1914, was a that served in
World War I and
World War II.
* , launched in 1963, was a
nuclear-powered submarine
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, the lead boat of
her class. She was
paid off in 1994.
* HMS ''Valiant'' will be the second boat of the class.
Battle honours
*
Belle Isle, 1761
*
Havana, 1762
*
Ushant, 1781
*
The Saints, 1782
*
First of June, 1794
*
Basque Roads
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, 1809
*
Jutland, 1916
*
Norway, 1940
*
Mediterranean, 1940−43
*
Matapan, 1941
*
Crete, 1941
*
Malta Convoys, 1941
*
Sicily, 1943
*
Salerno
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, 1943
*
Sabang, 1944
*
Falklands
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, 1982
See also
*
Airborne Aircraft Carrier HMS Valiant From Dr. Who
*
* , customs cutter
*
Valiant (disambiguation)
Valiant may refer to:
People
* James Valiant (1884–1917), English cricketer
* The Valiant Brothers, a professional wrestling tag team of storyline brothers
** Jerry Valiant, a ring name of professional wrestler John Hill (1941-2010)
** Jimmy ...
*
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References
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Royal Navy ship names