Several
ship
A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished ...
s of the British
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 F ...
have been named HMS ''Boxer'', named after the competitor in a
boxing match
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing boxing glove, protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a ...
.
* was an launched in 1797 and sold in 1809.
* was a launched in 1812 that the
US Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
captured in 1813 during the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
.
* There was a ''Boxer'' that on 8 April 1814 participated in boat service that resulted in the destruction of 27 vessels and a quantity of stores up the
Connecticut River and for which the Royal Navy issued a clasp to the
Naval General Service Medal. However, this was a typo, as the vessel present was the .
* was a
paddle steamer
A paddle steamer is a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine that drives paddle wheels to propel the craft through the water. In antiquity, paddle wheelers followed the development of poles, oars and sails, where the first uses wer ...
formerly called ''Ivanhoe'' bought by the Royal Navy in 1837 and sold in 1841.
* was to have been a . Construction was started in 1846 but she was cancelled before being completed.
* was a which was launched in 1855 and broken up at
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
in 1865.
* was a launched in 1868 and sold for scrap in 1887.
* was an launched in 1894 and sunk in a collision with SS ''St Patrick'' on 8 February 1918.
* was an
LST that served during the Allied invasion of
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. The vessel was later used as a fighter direction ship and after the war, a radar training vessel.
* was a
Type 22 frigate
The Type 22 frigate also known as the ''Broadsword'' class was a class of frigates built for the British Royal Navy. Fourteen were built in total, with production divided into three batches.
Initially intended to be anti-submarine warfare fri ...
, launched in 1981, paid off in 1999 and sunk as a target in August 2004.
Battle honours
Ships named ''Boxer'' have earned the following
battle honours
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
In European military t ...
:
*
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
, 1855
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Sicily
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, 1943
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Salerno, 1944
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Anzio
Anzio (, also , ) is a town and ''comune'' on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about south of Rome.
Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands ...
, 1944
See also
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References
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Royal Navy ship names