HMS Barossa
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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barossa or HMS Barrosa after the Battle of Barrosa in the Peninsular War, fought in 1811 between the British and the French:
- Barossa, launched 1860, was a wooden screw corvette, the lead ship of her class. She was scrapped in 1877.
- Barrosa (D68), launched 1945, was a Battle class destroyer. She was sold for scrap in 1968.
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