HMS Esperance
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Two ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Esperance, after Espérance
, the French
term for 'hope':
was a sloop
captured in 1626 and given away in 1632. was a 16-gun sloop, captured from the French in 1795 and sold in 1798.
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 borne the name HMS Esperance, after Espérance
Espérance
Espérance Sportive de Tunis is a sports club based in Tunis, Tunisia. It fields several sport teams in football, handball, volleyball, etc.It is the most popular and successful team in Tunisia and was founded on January 15, 1919...
, the French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
term for 'hope':
was a sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
captured in 1626 and given away in 1632. was a 16-gun sloop, captured from the French in 1795 and sold in 1798.