HMS Vigo
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Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Vigo, after the Battle of Vigo Bay.
- The first Vigo, the former HMS Dartmouth 1693, captured 1695, retaken 1702, renamed Vigo, lost off the Dutch coast 1703.
- The second Vigo was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1810, a receiving ship from 1827, and broken up in 1865.
- The third was the former HMS Agincourt 1817, renamed Vigo, 1865, whilst in harbour service; sold 1884.
- A W class destroyer to be named Vigo was under construction by John Brown & Company, but cancelled in December 1918.
- The fourth Vigo (D31) was a destroyer launched in 1945 and broken up 1964.
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