HMS Onslow
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Three ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Onslow:
The Royal Australian Navy
operated HMAS Onslow
, an Oberon-class submarine
, which is preserved as a museum ship
in Sydney
, Australia
.
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 Onslow:
- OnslowHMS Onslow (1916)HMS Onslow was an M class destroyer launched on 15 February 1916, completed by 15 April 1916 and sold for breaking up on 26 October 1921. During the First World War, her captain was John Tovey, ....
, an "M" class destroyer launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1921. She saw action at the Battle of Jutland, where her captain was John Tovey, who later became Admiral of the Fleet. - Onslow was a destroyer launched in January 1941, but its name was exchanged with an O-class destroyer under construction in August 1941 was commissioned as HMS Pakenham.
- OnslowHMS Onslow (G17)HMS Onslow was an O-class destroyer flotilla leader of the Royal Navy She was ordered from John Brown & Company at Clydebank, Glasgow on 3 September 1939. The ship was laid down on 1 July 1940 and launched on 31 March 1941. She was completed on 8 October 1941 at a cost of £416,942.Attached to the...
, an O-class destroyer launched in March 1941. It was originally called HMS Pakenham but its name was exchanged with the above destroyer in August 1941 before its commissioning in October 1941. It was transferred to the Pakistan Navy in 1949 and renamed Tippu Sultan, and later Mufafiz.
The Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
operated HMAS Onslow
HMAS Onslow
HMAS Onslow was one of six Oberon class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The submarine was named after the town of Onslow, Western Australia and Sir Alexander Onslow, with the boat's motto and badge derived from Onslow's family heritage...
, an Oberon-class submarine
Oberon class submarine
The Oberon class was a 27-boat class of British-built diesel-electric submarines based on the successful British Porpoise-class submarine....
, which is preserved as a museum ship
Museum ship
A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.