HMS Undaunted
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Nine ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
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have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
- HMS Undaunted was a 28-gun sixth rate, formerly the French storeship Bien Venue. She was captured in 1794 during the British capture of Fort Royal and Fort Saint Louis (Martinique)Fort Saint Louis (Martinique)Fort Saint Louis is a fortress on a peninsula at Fort-de-France, Martinique. Today the Fort is both a naval base and an Historic Monument. There are daily tours of the fort, though the portion that is still a naval base is off-limits.-Naval Base:...
and sold in 1795. - HMS Undaunted was previously HMS Arethusa, a 38-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1793. She was renamed HMS Undaunted in 1795 and was wrecked in 1796.
- HMS Undaunted was a gunvesselGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
. She was captured from the Dutch in 1799 by HMS Pylades and was sold in 1800. - HMS Undaunted was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1807, used as a target from 1856 and broken up by 1860.
- HMS UndauntedHMS Undaunted (1861)HMS Undaunted was a wooden screw frigate, the fifth ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy....
was a wood screw frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
launched in 1861 and sold in 1882. - HMS UndauntedHMS Undaunted (1886)HMS Undaunted was a ship of the Orlando-class of first-class cruisers built in the yards of Palmer and launched on 3 August 1886 and sold for scrapping on 9 April 1907 to Harris of Bristol.-References:...
was an Orlando-classOrlando class cruiserThe Orlando-class was a seven ship class of Royal Navy armoured cruisers completed between 1888 and 1889.- Building Programme :On 2 December 1884, the Secretary to the Admiralty stated, "The present Board have been gradually developing, and, as I would venture to say, in an effective manner, our...
cruiser launched in 1886 and broken up in 1907. - HMS UndauntedHMS Undaunted (1914)HMS Undaunted was an Arethusa-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy launched on 28 April 1914 at Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company's shipyard at Govan.Undaunted participated in numerous naval operations during the First World War...
was an Arethusa-classArethusa class cruiser (1913)The Arethusa-class cruisers were a class of eight oil-fired light cruisers of the Royal Navy all ordered in September 1912, primarily for service in the North Sea. They had three funnels with the middle one somewhat larger in diameter than the others. All served in World War I...
light cruiserLight cruiserA light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
launched in 1914 and scrapped in 1923. - HMS UndauntedHMS Undaunted (N55)HMS Undaunted was a British U class submarine, of the second group of that class, built by Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 2 December 1939 and was commissioned on 30 December 1940.-Sinking:...
was U classBritish U class submarineThe British U class submarines were a class of 49 small submarines built just before and during the Second World War...
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 1940 and sunk in 1941. - HMS UndauntedHMS Undaunted (R53)HMS Undaunted was an U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F53.-Operations against the Tirpitz:...
was a U classU and V class destroyerThe U and V class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were constructed in two flotillas, each with names beginning with "U-" or "V-"...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1943, converted into an anti-submarine frigate between 1952 and 1954, and sunk as a target in 1978.