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 HMS Lucifer. She was renamed HMS Avenger on her conversion to a sloop in 1779 and was sold in 1783.
HMS Avenger (1794) was a 16-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the French Vengeur. She was captured in 1794 and sold in 1802.
HMS Avenger (1803) was a sloop-of-war, previously the civilian vessel Elizabeth. She was purchased in 1803 and foundered later that year.
HMS Avenger (1804) was an 18-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the collier Thames. She was purchased in 1804 and wrecked in 1812.
HMS Avenger (1845) was a wooden paddle frigate launched in 1845 and wrecked off North Africa in 1847.
HMS Avenger (1915) was an armed merchant cruiser torpedoed and sunk on 14 June 1917 by SM U-69.
HMS Avenger (D14) was an Avenger-class escort carrier, 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 U-155 in 1942.
HMS Avenger (LST 3011) 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.
HMS Avenger (F185) was a Type 21 frigate launched in 1975. She fought in the Falklands War, and was sold to Pakistan in 1994 and renamed Tippu Sultan.
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Dixmude: Avenger-class escort carrier, ex-HMS Biter, in service from 1945 to 1951 Arromanches: Colossus-class light aircraft carrier, ex-HMS Colossus...
world. The Avenger entered U.S. service in 1942, and first saw action during the Battle of Midway. Despite the loss of five of the six Avengers on its combat...
Dart missile fired by HMS Exeter, and while the fate of the Exocet has never been established beyond doubt, the crew of HMSAvenger claimed that their 4...
in comparison to fleet aircraft carriers. HMSAvenger was sunk within minutes by a single torpedo, and HMS Dasher exploded from undetermined causes with...
rendezvous with the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes there. From 1982 to 1983 he commanded the frigate, HMSAvenger. He was appointed Director of Naval Operations...
Ambuscade, HMSAvenger, HMS Arrow) Leander-class frigate (HMS Andromeda, HMS Argonaut, HMS Minerva, HMS Penelope) Rothesay-class frigate (HMS Yarmouth, HMS Plymouth)...
Navy were named Lucifer:- HMS Lucifer (1778), an 8-gun fireship purchased in frame at Rotherhithe, later renamed HMSAvenger, sold at New York City in...
Mosse HMSAvenger Captain H.M. White HMS Arrow - hit by IAI Dagger cannon fire - Minor Damage Commander P.J. Bootherstone Leander-class frigates HMS Andromeda...
novel, Inoculate!, features a fictional submarine named USS Avenger USS AvengeHMSAvenger This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary...
Rogers, and John Neville are also featured in the film as officers aboard HMSAvenger. Claire Denis' Beau Travail (1999), set in Djibouti, is loosely based...
Kriegsmarine were the sinking of the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous and the British battleship HMS Royal Oak and the loss of Admiral Graf Spee at the Battle...
attacking Skyhawks were shot down by Sea Dart missiles fired by HMS Exeter, with HMSAvenger claiming to have shot down the Exocet missile with her 4.5" gun...
for North Island. The Admiralty requisitioned Aotearoa and renamed her HMSAvenger. She was completed on 14 December 1915 as an armed merchant cruiser....
commanders—was dispatched to Cherchell in Algeria aboard the British submarine HMS Seraph and met with these Vichy French officers on 21 October 1942. With...
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