Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
- HMS Assistance (1650) was a 50-gun ship launched in 1650, rebuilt in 1699, 1712 and 1725, and sunk in 1746 as a breakwater.
- HMS Assistance (1747) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and sold in 1773.
- HMS Assistance (1771) was a transport launched in 1771 and sold in 1802.
- HMS Assistance (1781) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1802.
- HMS Assistance was a prison hulk, launched in 1769 as the 74-gun third rate HMS Royal Oak. She became a prison hulk in 1796, was renamed HMS Assistance in 1805 and was broken up in 1815.
- HMS Assistance (1809) was a storeship launched in 1809 at Deptford and sold in 1821. [1]
- HMS Assistance (1850) was a discovery vessel, formerly the merchant vessel Baboo. She was purchased in 1850 and abandoned in the Arctic in 1854.
- HMS Assistance (1855) was a screw storeship purchased in 1855 and wrecked in 1860.
- HMS Assistance (1874) was an iron screw storeship launched in 1874 and sold in 1897.
- HMS Assistance (1900) was a repair ship purchased in 1900 and handed over to Ward shipbreakers in part payment for RMS Majestic in 1937.
- HMS Assistance (F173) was a repair ship launched in 1944 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. She was returned to the US Navy in 1946.
See also
References
- ^ Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 – 1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1844157174.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
- HMS Assistance (1650) was a 50-gun ship launched in 1650, rebuilt in 1699, 1712 and 1725, and sunk in 1746 as a breakwater.
- HMS Assistance (1747) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and sold in 1773.
- HMS Assistance (1771) was a transport launched in 1771 and sold in 1802.
- HMS Assistance (1781) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1802.
- HMS Assistance was a prison hulk, launched in 1769 as the 74-gun third rate HMS Royal Oak. She became a prison hulk in 1796, was renamed HMS Assistance in 1805 and was broken up in 1815.
- HMS Assistance (1809) was a storeship launched in 1809 at Deptford and sold in 1821. [1]
- HMS Assistance (1850) was a discovery vessel, formerly the merchant vessel Baboo. She was purchased in 1850 and abandoned in the Arctic in 1854.
- HMS Assistance (1855) was a screw storeship purchased in 1855 and wrecked in 1860.
- HMS Assistance (1874) was an iron screw storeship launched in 1874 and sold in 1897.
- HMS Assistance (1900) was a repair ship purchased in 1900 and handed over to Ward shipbreakers in part payment for RMS Majestic in 1937.
- HMS Assistance (F173) was a repair ship launched in 1944 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. She was returned to the US Navy in 1946.
See also
References
- ^ Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 – 1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1844157174.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.