HMS Battleaxe

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:

• HMS Battleaxe was a dock landing ship launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. She was renamed HMS Eastway shortly after being launched, and was returned to the US Navy in 1947.
• HMS Battleaxe was a Weapon-class destroyer launched in 1945 and broken up in 1964.
• HMS Battleaxe was a Type 22 frigate launched in 1977. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1997 and renamed Rademaker

See also

• Empire Battleaxe, an infantry landing ship operated by the Ministry of War Transport.