HMS Vindictive
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HMS Vindictive has been the name of more than one Royal Navy
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- HMS VindictiveHMS Vindictive (1813)HMS Vindictive was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 30 November 1813 at Portsmouth.Vindictive was the lead ship of the 40-vessel Vengeur class, indeed she was ordered prior to the design for this class being finalised; however she was delayed in construction and...
, a 74-gun third rate ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
launched in 1813 and sold in 1871. - HMS VindictiveHMS Vindictive (1897)HMS Vindictive was a British protected cruiser of the Arrogant class built at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 9 December 1897 and completed in 1899....
, an Arrogant class cruiserArrogant class cruiserThe Arrogant class cruiser was a class of four protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy at the end of the 1890s.-External links:*...
used in the Zeebrugge RaidZeebrugge RaidThe Zeebrugge Raid, which took place on 23 April 1918, was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to neutralize the key Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge... - HMS VindictiveHMS Vindictive (1918)HMS Vindictive was a Royal Navy warship built between 1916 and 1918. Originally designed as a Hawkins-class heavy cruiser and laid down under the name Cavendish, she served in several different roles and underwent several conversions in a remarkably varied career that lasted until she was scrapped...
, a Hawkins class cruiserHawkins class cruiserThe Hawkins class was a class of five heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy designed in 1915 and constructed throughout the First World War. All ships were named after Elizabethan sea captains...
built in 1918 and converted to an aircraft carrier