HMS Union
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Eight ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Union:
Royal Navy
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have borne the name HMS Union:
- HMS Union was a fifth rate of unknown origin, possibly a hired vessel. She was burnt in 1693 to avoid being captured by the French.
- HMS Union was a 90-gun second rate, previously named HMS AlbemarleHMS Albemarle (1680)HMS Albemarle was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1680 at Harwich.She was rebuilt in 1704 at Chatham Dockyard, remaining a 90-gun second rater. She was also renamed HMS Union at this time...
. She was renamed HMS Union in 1709, was rebuilt in 1726 and broken up in 1749. - HMS UnionHMS Union (1756)HMS Union was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 25 September 1756....
was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1756. She was converted into a hospital shipHospital shipA hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital; most are operated by the military forces of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones....
in 1799 and was renamed HMS Sussex in 1802. She was broken up in 1816. - HMS Union was a 3-gun 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:...
purchased in 1794 and listed until 1798. - HMS Union was a cutter in service in 1806 and broken up in 1810.
- HMS UnionHMS Union (1811)HMS Union was a 98-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 16 November 1811 at Plymouth.She was broken up in 1833....
was a 98-gun second rate launched in 1811 and broken up in 1833. - HMS Union was a 3-gun schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
purchased in 1823 and wrecked in 1828. - HMS UnionHMS Union (N56)HMS Union 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 9 December 1939 and was commissioned on 22 February 1941.-Career and sinking:...
was a 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.