One ship of the
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 ...
and one planned one have borne the name HMS ''Danube'', after the
Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...
, a river in
central and
eastern Europe
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:
* was a wooden paddle vessel purchased in 1854 and sold in 1856.
*HMS ''Danube'' was to have been a . She was ordered in 1861 and cancelled in 1863.
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Royal Navy ship names