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Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dragon.
- Dragon (of Greenwich), a ship of 100 tons built in 1512 under Sir W. Sydney in the war with France. Last mentioned 1514.[1]
- Dragon, a 140 ton three masted ship depicted in the Anthony Roll of 1546. Built 1542 or 1544 and rebuilt 1551. Last mentioned 1553 [2]
- Dragon (or Red Dragon),[3] a galleon built in 1593 and last mentioned 1613.
- Dragon, a fourth rate frigate launched in 1647, rebuilt in 1690 and 1707 and wrecked in 1711.
- HMS Ormonde, a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1711, renamed HMS Dragon in 1715, and broken up in 1733.
- HMS Dragon, a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line launched in 1736, and scuttled as a breakwater in 1757.
- HMS Dragon, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line built in 1760 and sold in 1784.
- HMS Dragon, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line built in 1798 at Rotherhithe. Refitted in 1814, she served until 1815. She was broken up in 1850.
- HMS Dragon, a 6-gun paddle frigate launched in 1841
- HMS Dragon, a 6-gun Doterel-class screw sloop launched in 1878 and sold in 1892.
- HMS Dragon, a twin-screw Banshee-class torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and sold in 1912.
- HMS Dragon, a light cruiser launched in 1917 and scuttled off Normandy in 1944 while serving in the Polish navy as ORP Dragon.
- HMS Dragon, is a Type 45 destroyer launched in November 2008
In addition the Communications Training Centre in Swansea was commissioned as HMS Dragon between 1982 and 1994.[4]
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- ^ NMM Warship Histories; Rodger Safeguard of the Sea p.476, 484
- ^ NMM Warship Histories. Rodger Safeguard of the Sea p.477
- ^ ]http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_i.pdf NAMM]
- ^ "History of Naval Reservists in Swansea at the Royal Navy website". Retrieved 2008-11-19.
This article includes data donated from the National Maritime Museum Warship Histories project