HMS Orange Tree
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Three ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Orange Tree
- Orange Tree was a hoy captured in 1652 and sold in 1655.
- Orange Tree was a 6-gun fireship bought in 1672 and destroyed in an accidental fire in 1673.
- Orange Tree was a 30-gun fifth rate of 280 tons. Captured from Algerian forces in 1677. John Tyrrell was given command on 3 April 1680, and reappointed to it on 13 April 1682. She was sold in 1687.
See also HMS Orange
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.