HMS Tyne
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tyne, after the River Tyne, England:
- The first Tyne, launched in 1814, was a 28-gun sixth-rate.
- The second Tyne 1826 was another 28-gun sixth-rate.
- The third Tyne, launched in 1867 as Active, was a Royal Naval Reserve training ship.
- The fourth Tyne, launched in 1878 as SS Mariotis, was a troop ship sunk in 1920.
- The fifth Tyne (F24), launched in 1940, was a Hecla-class depot ship. She served in World War II and the Korean War and was scrapped in 1972.
- The sixth and current Tyne (P281) is a River-class patrol vessel.
[edit] Battle honours
- Baltic 1854
- Korea 1953
