Five ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sceptre, after the sceptre, a symbol of royal authority.
The first HMS Sceptre (1781), launched in 1781, was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line. She was lost with 291 hands during a violent storm in Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope, when a series of anchor cables parted in the rising winds on 5 November 1799.
The second HMS Sceptre (1802), launched in 1802, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line. In 1815, she was decommissioned at Chatham. Her final years were spent in the Channel blockade of the French before she was finally broken up in 1821.
The third HMS Sceptre (1917), launched in 1917, was an R-class destroyer. She survived World War I and was sold for disposal in 1926.
The fourth HMS Sceptre (P215), launched in 1943, was a 1940-programme S-class submarine. She served in World War II and was sold to BISCO for scrap in August 1949.
The present HMS Sceptre (S104), launched in 1976, is a Swiftsure-class nuclear submarine.
British Royal Navy have borne the name HMSSceptre, after the sceptre, a symbol of royal authority. The first HMSSceptre (1781), launched in 1781, was a 64-gun...
(SSN) HMSSceptre, S104 USS Scranton, SSN-756 USS Seahorse, SSN-669 USS Seawolf, SSN-21 Sierra class USS Simon Bolivar, SSBN-641 HMS Sovereign, S108 HMS Spartan...
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Anglo-Russian expedition forces surrender in North Holland. November 5 – HMSSceptre is driven ashore and wrecked in a storm in Table Bay, South Africa, with...
as part of NATO contribution, the ships became general purpose warships. HMS Cornwall was the last Royal Navy Type 22 frigate, retired from service on...
escort HMS Keppel sank U-713. U-956 sank HMS Mahratta with a G7es torpedo on 25 February. 2 March 1944: HMSSceptre sank an 8340-ton merchant ship in Folda...
landing on the Prince Edward Islands by French sealers 5 November – HMSSceptre, wrecking, Table Bay 18 December – Sir George Young is appointed Governor...
wreck was rediscovered in the 1980s, but was not identified until 2015. HMSSceptre Royal Navy 5 November 1799 A 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the...
the Titanic and Great Disasters of the Sea. Eekelers, Dirk; Lettens, Jan. "HMS Coronation (north part) [+1691]". wrecksite. Retrieved 15 May 2021. "Harwich...
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