HMS Boxer

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Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.

  • The first Boxer was a small gun vessel launched in 1797 and sold in 1809.
  • The second Boxer was a 12 gun brig that was captured by the US Navy during the War of 1812.
  • The third Boxer was a paddle steamer formerly called Ivanhoe bought by the Royal Navy in 1837 and sold in 1841.
  • The fourth Boxer was to have been a gun vessel. Construction was started in 1846 but she was cancelled before being completed.
  • The fifth Boxer was a screw gunboat which was launched in 1855 and broken up at Malta in 1865.
  • The sixth Boxer was launched in 1868 and sold for scap in 1887.
  • The seventh Boxer was a destroyer launched in 1894 and sunk in a collision with SS St Patrick in 1918.
  • The eighth Boxer was an LST that served during the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II.
  • The most recent Boxer was a Type 22 frigate, sunk as a target in August 2004.


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