HMS Raider
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Three ships have been called HMS Raider.
- The first Raider was an R class destroyerR class destroyer (1916)The first R class were a class of 62 destroyers built between 1916 and 1917 for the Royal Navy. They were an improvement, specifically in the area of fuel economy, of the earlier M-class destroyers...
launched in 1916 - The second RaiderHMS Raider (H15)HMS Raider was an R or Rotherham class destroyer adopted by Romford during World War II. The town council still has all of the relevant documents regarding the adoption. The local Sea Cadet Unit was renamed T S Raider....
was a Rotherham classQ and R class destroyerThe Q and R class was a class of sixteen War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered for the British Royal Navy in 1940 as the 3rd and 4th Emergency Flotilla. They served as convoy escorts during World War II. Three Q class ships were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy upon completion, with...
destroyer launched in 1942. - The third and current RaiderHMS Raider (P275)HMS Raider is an Archer class patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy, used to fulfil the sea-training syllabus of the Bristol University Royal Naval Unit . Based in Devonport, HMS Raider is used to conduct sea-training at weekends during term-time; travelling to ports on the south...
is a GRPGlass-reinforced plasticFiberglass , is a fiber reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass. It is also known as GFK ....
Archer classArcher class patrol vesselThe Archer class is a class of patrol and training vessels in service with the British Royal Navy, commonly referred to as a Fast Training Boat.-History & operations:...
fast patrol boat and the training craft for Bristol University Royal Naval UnitUniversity Royal Naval UnitA University Royal Naval Unit is a Royal Navy training establishment connected to a university, or a number of universities concentrated in one area...
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