Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Larne, after the town of Larne. A fifth was renamed shortly before being launched:
HMS Larne (1814) was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1828.
HMS Larne was an 18-gun sloop, launched in 1829 as HMS Lightning, renamed HMS Larne in 1832 and broken up in 1866.
HMS Larne (1910) was an Acorn-class destroyer launched in 1910 and sold in 1921.
HMS Larne was to have been a L-class destroyer. She was renamed HMS Gurkha shortly before her launch in 1940, and was sunk in 1943.
HMS Larne (J274) was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1943. She was sold to the Italian Navy in 1947 and renamed Eritrea, and then Alabarda in 1951. She was broken up in 1981.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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Royal Navy have borne the name HMSLarne, after the town of Larne. A fifth was renamed shortly before being launched: HMSLarne (1814) was a 20-gun sixth rate...
launched in 1937 and sunk in an air attack in 1940 HMS Gurkha (G63) was an L-class destroyer built as HMSLarne (G63), but renamed in 1940 after the loss of...
as a midshipman on HMS Russell and HMS Lion, and as a sub-lieutenant on HMSLarne, he became a pilot on the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in December...
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise (or HMS Enterprize) while another was planned: HMS Enterprise (1705) was a 24-gun sixth rate...
shipboard life above and below deck. In 1823, Marryat was appointed to HMSLarne and took part in an expedition against Burma in 1824, which resulted in...
1828 HMS Bann 1814 – sold 1829 HMS Spey 1814 – sold 1822 HMS Lee 1814 – broken up 1822 HMS Hind 1814 – sold 1829 HMSLarne 1814 – sold 1820 Conway class...
Volunteers on board, arrived off Macao. The next morning, HMS Hyacinth and HMSLarne got underway towards the bay near the Barrier Gate. The Bengal Volunteers...
vessel. The seventh HMS Lightning (1829) was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1829, renamed Larne in 1832, and broken up in 1866. The eighth HMS Lightning (1876)...
Hunt-class HMS Atherstone, HMS Cleveland, HMS Whaddon HMS Beaufort, HMS Bicester, HMS Blackmore, HMS Calpe, HMS Farndale, HMS Lauderdale, HMS Liddesdale, HMS Oakley...
Hart was investigated for the incidents by Commander P. L. Blake of HMSLarne. Charges were never laid against the perpetrators. "The Ngatik Massacre...
Renfrew Alabarda (F 560) 2.09.1943 1950 1968 1,250 68,6 16 ex Royal Navy HMSLarne Antilope [it] (Ex-German M1940 class Oderwerke AG Stettin Schichau Königsberg...
on, roll off" ferry service, from the Lighterage Wharf in Cairnryan, to Larne for passengers and cars, using the ship Ionic Ferry. Later, the service...
and participated in anti-submarine warfare exercises off Lough Foyle and Larne. Following the Normandy landings of Operation Overlord, Mourne was deployed...
Landing Ship Tank, Mk.3 HMS LST 3507. She was converted into a ferry in 1948 and renamed Empire Gaelic, serving on the Preston – Larne route 1949–60, when...
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