HMS Kangaroo
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Six ships of the British Royal Navy
have been named HMS Kangaroo, after the kangaroo
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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 Kangaroo, after the kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
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- HMS Kangaroo (1795)
- HMS Kangaroo (1805)
- HMS Kangaroo (1818)
- HMS Kangaroo (1829)
- HMS Kangaroo (1852)
- HMS Kangaroo (1900)HMS Kangaroo (1900)HMS Kangaroo was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 29 December 1899, launched on 8 September 1900 and completed in July 1901. It was sold for scrap to M. Yates on 23 February 1920 but was...