HMS Conway
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Four ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Conway after the town of Conwy
in Wales
, formerly known by its English
name of Conway. Two were launched as Conway, while another two were renamed:
was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1825. was a 26-gun sixth rate launched in 1832. She became a training ship in 1859, was renamed Winchester in 1861 and was broken up in 1871.
} was HMS Conway from 1861 until 1876, when she was renamed HMS Mount Edgecombe.
} was HMS Conway from 1876 until 1953 when she ran aground and broke her back. The wreck burned to the waterline in 1956. The school continued as a stone frigate
until 1974.
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 named HMS Conway after the town of Conwy
Conwy
Conwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. Conwy has a population of 14,208...
in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, formerly known by its English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
name of Conway. Two were launched as Conway, while another two were renamed:
was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1814 and sold in 1825. was a 26-gun sixth rate launched in 1832. She became a training ship in 1859, was renamed Winchester in 1861 and was broken up in 1871.
- HMS ConwayHMS Conway (school ship)HMS Conway was a naval training school or "school ship", founded in 1859 and housed for most of its life aboard a 19th-century wooden battleship. The ship was originally stationed on the Mersey near Liverpool, then moved to the Menai Strait during World War II. While being towed back to Birkenhead...
was a training establishment set up in 1859 aboard the second HMS Conway. This vessel was replaced by two others:
} was HMS Conway from 1861 until 1876, when she was renamed HMS Mount Edgecombe.
} was HMS Conway from 1876 until 1953 when she ran aground and broke her back. The wreck burned to the waterline in 1956. The school continued as a stone frigate
Stone frigate
Stone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land. The term has its origin in Britain's Royal Navy after its use of Diamond Rock, off Martinique, as a 'sloop of war' to harass the French...
until 1974.
See also
- Two ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Conway CastleHMS Conway CastleTwo ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Conway Castle after Conwy Castle in Wales.* Conway Castle, acquired c. 1804, was a 54-ton Irish Gun Vessel hired to fight in the Napoleonic Wars....
. - Two ships of the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
named USS ConwayUSS ConwayTwo ships of the United States Navy have been named Conway, after William Conway, who refused to haul down his country's flag during the surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard....
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