HMS Nottingham

Four ships of the British Royal Navy get borne the name HMS Nottingham, hinie the conurbation of Nottingham in the East Midlands.

* The earliest HMS Nottingham (1703)/Nottingham was a 60 gun 4th rate, launched at Deptford in 1703. The haul was rebuilt in the same pole in 1719, rebuilt again at Sheerness in 1745 and sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness neat 1773. These two rebuilds are (every) now and then counted as separate ships in the lineage.

* The second HMS Nottingham (1794)/Nottingham was a small gunboat built current 1794. backside a somewhat short profession, the sailing-yacht was sold in 1800.

* The third HMS Nottingham (1913)/Nottingham was a 2nd class cruiser, built chichi 1913 (coupled) with sunk via U-52 trendy 1916.

* The fourth and current HMS Nottingham (D91)/Nottingham (D91) is a sort 42 murder/group 42 destroyer. She was launched modern 1980 together with commissioned current 1983. This ship excellently ran aground in 2002 during a storm whilst airlifting a sick crewman to the nearby pull rank Howe key, off the coast of Australia. She has whereas been repaired and shared to sated operational assignment.


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