HMS Agincourt
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Five ships of the Royal Navy
have been called HMS Agincourt, named after the Battle of Agincourt
of 1415, and construction of another was started but not completed.
was a 64-gun third-rate
ship of the line
bought from the East India Company, where she had been named Earl Talbot, in 1796. She became a prison ship
in 1812 and was renamed HMS Bristol. She was sold in 1814. was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1817. She was used for harbour service from 1848, was renamed HMS Vigo in 1865 and was sold in 1884. was a Minotaur-class
ironclad
frigate launched in 1865. She was renamed HMS Boscawen and used for harbour service from 1904, was renamed HMS Ganges II in 1906, became a coal hulk named C109 in 1908 and was broken up in 1960.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been called HMS Agincourt, named after the Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
of 1415, and construction of another was started but not completed.
was a 64-gun third-rate
Third-rate
In the British Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks . Years of experience proved that the third rate ships embodied the best compromise between sailing ability , firepower, and cost...
ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
bought from the East India Company, where she had been named Earl Talbot, in 1796. She became a prison ship
Prison ship
A prison ship, historically sometimes called a prison hulk, is a vessel used as a prison, often to hold convicts awaiting transportation to penal colonies. This practice was popular with the British government in the 18th and 19th centuries....
in 1812 and was renamed HMS Bristol. She was sold in 1814. was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1817. She was used for harbour service from 1848, was renamed HMS Vigo in 1865 and was sold in 1884. was a Minotaur-class
Minotaur class battleship
The Minotaur class armoured frigates were essentially enlarged versions of HMS Achilles with heavier armament and armour, and more powerful engines....
ironclad
Ironclad warship
An ironclad was a steam-propelled warship in the early part of the second half of the 19th century, protected by iron or steel armor plates. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. The first ironclad battleship, La Gloire,...
frigate launched in 1865. She was renamed HMS Boscawen and used for harbour service from 1904, was renamed HMS Ganges II in 1906, became a coal hulk named C109 in 1908 and was broken up in 1960.
- HMS Agincourt was to have been a battleshipBattleshipA battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
. She was ordered in 1914, but cancelled that year. was a battleship originally built for BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
as the Rio de Janerio and launched in 1913. She was sold to TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
as the Sultan Osman, but was taken over by the Royal Navy before delivery, on the outbreak of the First World War. She was present at the Battle of JutlandBattle of JutlandThe Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...
and was sold in 1922. was a Battle-classBattle class destroyerThe Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Built in three groups, the first group were ordered under the 1942 naval estimates. A modified second and third group, together with two ships of an extended design were planned for the 1943 and 1944...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1945. She was converted to a radar picket in 1959 and scrapped in 1974.