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HMS Amazon
Numerous ships of the
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS
Amazon
, after the
mythical female warriors
.
Amazon
was a 38-gun
frigate
launched in
1799
at
Woolwich
and broken up in
1817
.
Amazon
, launched
1908
, was a
Tribal-class
destroyer
stationed at
Dover, England
during the
First World War
. She was broken up in
1919
.
Amazon
(D39) , launched
1926
, was a prototype for the later
Tribal class
of
destroyers
and served in the
Second World War
.
The most recent
Amazon
(F169)
, launched in
1971
, was the first
Type 21
frigates
, and the only one not to take part in the
Falklands War
. She was sold to
Pakistan
in
1993
and renamed
Babur
.
Last updated: 10-16-2005 09:58:10
Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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