HMS Unity
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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Unity or HMS Unite:
was a 32-gun ship, previously the Dutch
ship Eendracht. She was captured in 1665 but was recaptured in 1667. was a 4-gun flyboat
captured from the Dutch in 1672 and given away that year. was a 6-gun fireship purchased in 1688, rebuilt in 1707 as a hoy
and sold in 1773. was a 4-gun hoy launched in 1693 and sold in 1713. was a 4-gun hoy launched in 1693 and sold in 1713. was a hoy launched in 1728 and sold in 1788. was a store vessel launched in 1788 and broken up in 1878 as YC 3.
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 Unity or HMS Unite:
was a 32-gun ship, previously the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
ship Eendracht. She was captured in 1665 but was recaptured in 1667. was a 4-gun flyboat
Flyboat
The flyboat was a European light vessel of between 70 to 200 tons, used in the late 16th and early 17th century; the name was subsequently applied to a number of disparate vessels.The name "flyboat" is derived from Dutch vlieboot, a boat with a shallow enough draught to be...
captured from the Dutch in 1672 and given away that year. was a 6-gun fireship purchased in 1688, rebuilt in 1707 as a hoy
Hoy (boat)
A hoy was a small sloop-rigged coasting ship or a heavy barge used for freight, usually displacing about 60 tons. The word derives from the Middle Dutch hoey. In 1495, one of the Paston Letters included the phrase, An hoye of Dorderycht , in such a way as to indicate that such contact was then...
and sold in 1773. was a 4-gun hoy launched in 1693 and sold in 1713. was a 4-gun hoy launched in 1693 and sold in 1713. was a hoy launched in 1728 and sold in 1788. was a store vessel launched in 1788 and broken up in 1878 as YC 3.
- HMS UniteFrench frigate Gracieuse (1788)The Gracieuse was a 32-gun Charmante class frigate of the French Navy. Renamed to Unité, she took part in the French Revolutionary Wars...
was a 38-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1796 by HMS RevolutionnaireHMS Révolutionnaire (1794)The Révolutionnaire , was a 40-gun Seine-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in May 1794. The British captured her in October 1794 and she went on to serve with the Royal Navy until she was broken up in 1822...
and sold in 1802. - HMS UniteHMS Imperieuse (1793)The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve class frigate of the French Navy. She later served in the Royal Navy as HMS Imperieuse and HMS Unite.-French service and capture:...
was a 40-gun fifth rate captured from the FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1793. She was taken into service as HMS ImperieuseHMS Imperieuse (1793)The Impérieuse was a 40-gun Minerve class frigate of the French Navy. She later served in the Royal Navy as HMS Imperieuse and HMS Unite.-French service and capture:...
and was renamed HMS Unite in 1803. She was on harbour service from 1832 and was broken up in 1858. was an Acasta classAcasta class destroyerThe Acasta class was a class of twenty destroyers built for the Royal Navy under the Naval Programme of 1911 - 1912 that saw service during World War I...
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 1913 and sold in 1922. 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 1938 and sunk in a collision with the SS Atle Jarl in 1940.