Английская Википедия:HMS Avenger
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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Avenger:
- HMS Avenger was a sloop-of-war launched in 1778 as the 8-gun fireship Шаблон:HMS. She was renamed HMS Avenger on her conversion to a sloop in 1779 and was sold in 1783.
- Шаблон:HMS was a 16-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the French Vengeur. She was captured in 1794 and sold in 1802.
- Шаблон:HMS was a sloop-of-war, previously the civilian vessel Elizabeth. She was purchased in 1803 and foundered later that year.
- Шаблон:HMS was an 18-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the collier Thames. She was purchased in 1804 and wrecked in 1812.
- Шаблон:HMS was a wooden paddle frigate launched in 1845 and wrecked off North Africa in 1847.
- Шаблон:HMS was an armed merchant cruiser torpedoed and sunk on 14 June 1917 by Шаблон:SMU.
- Шаблон:HMS was an Шаблон:Sclass, laid down as the merchant vessel Rio Hudson but converted and launched in 1940. She was transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease and was sunk by Шаблон:GS in 1942.
- Шаблон:HMS was a Landing Ship, Tank launched in 1945 as LST 3011. She was renamed HMS Avenger in 1947 and was sold to the Royal Indian Navy in 1949, being renamed Magar in 1951.
- Шаблон:HMS was a Type 21 frigate launched in 1975. She fought in the Falklands War, and was sold to Pakistan in 1994 and renamed Шаблон:Ship.
Battle honours
Ships named Avenger have earned the following battle honours:
- Martinique, 1794
- North Africa, 1942
- Arctic, 1942
- Falkland Islands, 1982
In fiction
The Alexander Kent novel "Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger" features a 10 gun Royal Navy Cutter named Avenger.
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