HMS Severn

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Eight ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:

  • The first Severn was a fourth-rate two-decked ship of 50 guns launched in 1695, rebuilt in 1739, captured by the French in 1746, and recaptured by the Royal Navy in 1747 but not taken back into service.
  • The second Severn was a fourth-rate 50-gun two-decker launched in 1747 and sold in 1759.
  • The third Severn was an Adventure-class fifth-rate of 44-guns.
  • A fifth-rate of 38 guns was to have been named Severn, but was renamed Tagus before her launch in 1813.
  • The fourth Severn was an Endymion-class fourth rate 40-gun ship of 1813 sold in 1825.
  • A fifth-rate of 46 guns was ordered in 1825 but cancelled in 1831.
  • The fifth Severn was a fourth-rate of 50 guns launched in 1856. She was one of the last frigates with a sailing mast and was broken up in 1876.
  • The sixth Severn, launched in 1885, was a Mersey-class protected cruiser.
  • The seventh Severn was a Humber-class monitor, originally built for Brazil but purchased in 1914 on the outbreak of World War I as a shore-bombardment ship.
  • The eighth Severn (N57), launched in 1934, was a Thames-class submarine. She served in World War II and was scrapped in 1946
  • The ninth and current Severn (P282) is a River-class patrol vessel, launched in 2002.

  • Algiers 1816
  • Konigsberg 1915
  • Sicily 1943
  • Aegean 1943
  • Norway 1940
  • Atlantic 1940–1941
  • Belgian Coast 1914

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
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