HMS Russell
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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Russell.
- HMS Russell (1692), an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line, rebuilt in 1735 and sunk in 1762 at Sheerness.
- HMS Russell (1764), launched in 1764, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, sold in 1811.
- HMS Russell (1822), launched in 1822, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, broken up in 1865.
- HMS Russell (1901), launched in 1901, was a Duncan class battleship, sunk in 1916 by a mine off Malta
- HMS Russell (F97), launched in 1954, was a Blackwood or Type 14 class second-rate anti-submarine frigate. Broken up in 1985.
[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.