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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name.

  • HMS Blazer (1797) was a 12-gun gunboat launched in 1797 that the Swedes took possession of in 1801 but restored to Britain in 1802. She was sold in 1803.
  • HMS Blazer (1804) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1804 and sold in 1814.
  • HMS Blazer (1834) was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1834, converted to a survey vessel in 1843, and broken up in 1853.
  • HMS Blazer (1855) was a mortar vessel launched in 1855, renamed MV3 later that year, and transferred to the Thames Conservancy Board in 1867.
  • HMS Blazer (1856) was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1856, converted to a dredger and renamed YC29 in 1868, and sold in 1877.
  • HMS Blazer (1870) was an Ant-class gunboat launched in 1870, used as a tender from 1904, but reverting to a gunboat in 1914. She was sold in 1919.
  • HMS Blazer (P279) is an Archer-class patrol vessel launched in 1985 and in service as of 2012.

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the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter...

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List of active Royal Navy ships

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2015. "HMS Smiter". Royal Navy. Retrieved 22 April 2015. "HMS Pursuer (P273) | Royal Navy". "HMS Blazer". Royal Navy. Retrieved 22 April 2015. "HMS Dasher...

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1993 Cherbourg incident

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trawlers subsequently surrounded the Blazer at 3:00 pm and angry fishermen boarded the ship. According to witnesses, HMS Blazer was seized while manoeuvring outside...

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Tony Radakin

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watchkeeping on HMS Leeds Castle, he was navigating officer aboard HMS Charybdis and HMS Andromeda (1991–1992). He was commanding officer of HMS Blazer from 1993...

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popes - - - 17 July 2015 Bonus episode – Phil's selection 020 All Aboard HMS Blazer 47th Primetime Emmy Awards Ben Fogle - - 21 July 2015 - 021 No Marine...

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Ben Fogle

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became a Midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve, serving as an officer on HMS Blazer and delivering aid to war-torn Bosnia and Croatia. Fogle's initial jobs...

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in Singapore HMS Cutlass – Gibraltar Squadron HMS Dagger – Gibraltar Squadron HMS Blazer – Southampton Universities Royal Naval Unit HMS Exploit – Birmingham...

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but during World War II it was taken over by the Admiralty and named HMS Blazer. After the war, the site became a private home and then a Yellands Chalet...

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List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy

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Beacon (1856) Brave (1856) Bullfinch (1856) Redbreast (1856) Rose (1856) Blazer (1856) Rainbow (1856) Brazen (1856) Raven (1856) Rocket (1856) Hardy (1856)...

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ship HMS Fairy with all hands in 1840. He was promoted to Master in January 1842. Washington and Calver then transferred from Shearwater to HMS Blazer, and...

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Barretto Junior

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two steam tugs that helped tow Erebus and Terror to Greenland: HMS Rattler and HMS Blazer. All five ships arrived in Disko Bay on 4 July 1845, and Barretto...

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HMS Victory

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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years...

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Graham Gore

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of Franklin. London: Hutchinson. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-09-131190-2. Blazer taking HMS Erebus in tow, 31 May 1845, 6PM, Scott Polar Research Institute, University...

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