HMS Welcome
There have been five ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Welcome:[1][2]
- HMS Welcome (1644), an 8-gun pink first listed in 1644 and captured by the French by 1647.
- HMS Welcome (1651), a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and used as a fireship in 1673.
- HMS Welcome (1652), a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and used as a blockship in obstruct the River Medway in 1667.
- HMS Welcome (1919), a Modified Admiralty W-class destroyer laid down in 1918 but cancelled before being launched.
- HMS Welcome (J386), a Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1944 and sold in 1962 to be broken up.
References
[edit]- ^ Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Havertown: Casemate. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
- ^ Manning, Thomas Davys & Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. p. 482. OCLC 780274698.
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