Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:
HMS Falmouth (1652) was a 30-gun ship, formerly the Dutch Rotterdam. She was captured in 1652 and sold in 1658.
HMS Falmouth (1693) was a 58-gun fourth rate launched in 1693 and captured by French privateers in the Mediterranean in 1704.
HMS Falmouth (1708) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1708. She was reconstructed in 1729 and broken up in 1747.
HMS Falmouth (1752) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1752. She was beached and abandoned at Batavia on 16 January 1765 after suffering serious battle damage off Manila.
HMS Falmouth (1807) was a schooner launched in 1807. She was used as a dockyard vessel until 1824 when she was converted to a mortar vessel. She reverted to a dockyard lighter in 1846 and was renamed YC1. She was renamed YC46 in 1870, reverting to Falmouth in 1870, and was sold in 1883.
HMS Falmouth (1814) was a 22-gun sixth rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1825.
HMS Falmouth was to have been a wooden screw sloop, ordered from Deptford Dockyard in 1860 and cancelled in the same year.
HMS Falmouth was to have been a wood screw corvette laid down in 1861 at Chatham Dockyard and cancelled in 1863.
HMS Falmouth (1910) was a Town-class cruiser launched in 1910 and sunk in 1916.
HMS Falmouth (F113) was a Rothesay-class anti-submarine frigate launched in 1959. She was used as a training ship at Harwich from 1984 until 1988, when she was sold for scrapping.
Battle honoursedit
Ships named Falmouth have earned the following battle honours:
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.
April 10, 2024
falmouth, nine, ships, royal, navy, have, borne, name, after, town, falmouth, 1652, ship, formerly, dutch, rotterdam, captured, 1652, sold, 1658, 1693, fourth, rate, launched, 1693, captured, french, privateers, mediterranean, 1704, 1708, fourth, rate, launche. Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth after the town of Falmouth HMS Falmouth 1652 was a 30 gun ship formerly the Dutch Rotterdam She was captured in 1652 and sold in 1658 HMS Falmouth 1693 was a 58 gun fourth rate launched in 1693 and captured by French privateers in the Mediterranean in 1704 HMS Falmouth 1708 was a 50 gun fourth rate launched in 1708 She was reconstructed in 1729 and broken up in 1747 HMS Falmouth 1752 was a 50 gun fourth rate launched in 1752 She was beached and abandoned at Batavia on 16 January 1765 after suffering serious battle damage off Manila HMS Falmouth 1807 was a schooner launched in 1807 She was used as a dockyard vessel until 1824 when she was converted to a mortar vessel She reverted to a dockyard lighter in 1846 and was renamed YC1 She was renamed YC46 in 1870 reverting to Falmouth in 1870 and was sold in 1883 HMS Falmouth 1814 was a 22 gun sixth rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1825 HMS Falmouth was to have been a wooden screw sloop ordered from Deptford Dockyard in 1860 and cancelled in the same year HMS Falmouth was to have been a wood screw corvette laid down in 1861 at Chatham Dockyard and cancelled in 1863 HMS Falmouth 1910 was a Town class cruiser launched in 1910 and sunk in 1916 HMS Falmouth L34 was a Shoreham class sloop launched in 1932 She was renamed HMS Calliope in January 1952 and was reassigned as a drill ship She was broken up in 1968 HMS Falmouth F113 was a Rothesay class anti submarine frigate launched in 1959 She was used as a training ship at Harwich from 1984 until 1988 when she was sold for scrapping Battle honours editShips named Falmouth have earned the following battle honours Kentish Knock 1652 Portland 1653 Gabbard 1653 Scheveningen 1653 Heligoland 1914 Jutland 1916 East Indies 1940References editColledge 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 nbsp nbsp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Falmouth amp oldid 1184167496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
