HMS Adamant
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Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Adamant:
- The first Adamant was a 50-gun fourth-rate ship of the line launched in 1780 and broken up in 1814.
- The second Adamant was a depot ship launched in 1911 and sold in 1932.
- The third Adamant (A164) was a submarine tender launched in 1940 and broken up in 1970.
- A fourth Adamant is a small submarine tender and personnel ferry in the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service launched in 1992.
- A further vessel was named Adamant II: This was the Acacia class sloop HMS Lily, renamed in 1930.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.