Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
The first HMS Severn (1695) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1695, rebuilt in 1739, captured by the French in 1746, and recaptured by the Royal Navy in 1747 but not taken back into service.
The second HMS Severn (1747) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and sold in 1759.
The next HMS Severn was to have been a 38-gun fifth rate. She was renamed HMS Tagus before her launch.
The third HMS Severn (1786) was a 44-gun Adventure-class fifth rate launched in 1786 and wrecked in 1804.
The fourth HMS Severn (1813) was a 40-gun Endymion-class fourth rate launched in 1813 and sold in 1825.
The next HMS Severn was to have been a 46-gun fifth rate. She was ordered in 1825 but cancelled in 1831.
The fifth HMS Severn (1856) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1856, one of the last sail frigates. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1860 and was broken up in 1876.
The sixth HMS Severn (1885) was a Mersey-class protected cruiser launched in 1885 and sold in 1905.
The seventh HMS Severn (1914) was a Humber-class monitor, launched for Brazil in 1913 but purchased in 1914 and sold in 1921, being scrapped in 1923.
The eighth HMS Severn (N57) was a Thames-class submarine launched in 1934 and scrapped in 1946.
The ninth and latest HMS Severn (P282) is a River-class patrol vessel launched in 2002.
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his career, he served mainly in submarines, attaining his first command (HMS H32) in 1933. In 1939 he was promoted to Commander and appointed as Staff...
vessel, HMSSevern, the offshore patrol vessel, HMS Clyde, and the frigate, HMS Lancaster. He went on to command the landing platform helicopter, HMS Ocean...
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Andromeda 1829 HMS Seahorse 1830 HMS Stag 1830 HMS Forth 1833 HMS Maeander 1840 HMS Euphrates – cancelled 1831 HMS Orpheus – cancelled 1831 HMSSevern – cancelled...
platforms. After her selection for Sea Command, Jordan took command of HMSSevern, a River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Overseas Patrol Squadron...
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consisting of Mersey and its two sister ships, HMS Humber and HMSSevern. He later transferred his command to HMSSevern. In 1915, after he had been promoted captain...
commotion in the Fraser River area. In 1862, he transferred to the command of HMSSevern before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, East Indies & Cape of Good...
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