HMS Foxhound

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound:

  • The first Foxhound was an 18-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806 that sank in 1809 in the Atlantic.
  • The second Foxhound was originally the French 16-gun sloop Basque captured in 1809 and sold in 1816.
  • A 10-gun brig-sloop launch named Foxhound was ordered in 1826 but cancelled in 1831 before launch.
  • The third Foxhound was a screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1866.
  • The fourth Foxhound was a 4-gun screw gunboat launched in 1877, sold in 1920 and finally broken up in 1975.
  • The fifth Foxhound was a Beagle-class destroyer launched in 1909 that served in World War I and was sold in 1921.
  • The sixth Foxhound (H69) was an F-class destroyer launched in 1934. She served in World War II and in 1944 she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and renamed Qu'appelle.

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