HMS Thames
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Eight ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Thames , after the River Thames
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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 borne the name HMS Thames , after the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
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- HMS ThamesHMS Thames (1758)HMS Thames was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy built by Henry Adams and launched at Bucklers Hard in 1758. She served in several wars, including for some four years in French service after her capture. She was recaptured in 1796 and was broken up in 1803.-British...
was a 32 gun fifth rate launched in 1758 and broken up in 1803. She was in French hands between 1793 and 1796, when she was known as Tamise. - HMS Thames was another 32 gun fifth rate, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1816.
- HMS Thames was a cutter tender built in 1805. She became a dockyard craft in 1866 and was renamed YC 2. She was sold in 1872.
- HMS Thames was an Indian Bomb vesselBomb vesselA bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannon —although bomb vessels carried a few cannon for self-defence—but rather mortars mounted forward near the bow and elevated to a high angle, and projecting their fire in a...
launched in 1814. Her ultimate fate is unknown. - HMS Thames was a 46 gun fifth rate launched in 1823. She was converted to a prison shipPrison shipA prison ship, historically sometimes called a prison hulk, is a vessel used as a prison, often to hold convicts awaiting transportation to penal colonies. This practice was popular with the British government in the 18th and 19th centuries....
in 1841, and sank at her moorings in 1863. - HMS ThamesHMS Thames (1885)HMS Thames was a Mersey class second class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy. She later served in the South African Navy under the name SATS General Botha as a training vessel.-Royal Navy:...
was a Mersey-class second class cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
launched in 1885. She was converted to a depot ship in 1903, and was sold in 1920 to become a training ship at the CapeSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, being renamed General Botha. Her name reverted to Thames when she became an accommodation ship in 1942, and she was finally scuttled in 1947. - HMS ThamesHMS Thames (N71)HMS Thames was an ocean-going type of submarine of the River Class. She was built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow and launched on 26 February 1932. She was completed on 14 September 1932, and after commissioning was assigned to the Mediterranean, stationed at Malta.-Service history:She had a short...
was a River-classRiver class submarineThe River class, or Thames class were a class of submarines built for the Royal Navy.They were the last attempt by the Admiralty to produce "Fleet Submarines" that is submarines fast enough to operate as part of a fleet which at the time meant being able to manage somewhere around while surfaced...
submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
launched in 1932 and sunk by a mineNaval mineA naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to destroy surface ships or submarines. Unlike depth charges, mines are deposited and left to wait until they are triggered by the approach of, or contact with, an enemy vessel...
in 1940., a tug in service during WWII - HMS Thames has been the name borne by a number of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve tenders since 1949.