HMS Berwick
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Several ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Berwick, after the town on the border between England and Scotland. They include:
- An early Berwick, launched in 1775, was a 74-gun 3rd rate ship of the line which served in the American War of Independence, fighting at the Battle of Ushant (1778) and the Battle of Dogger Bank (1781). She was taken by the French in 1795 (French ship Berwick) and recaptured at the Battle of Trafalgar.
- A later Berwick was a merchantman, launched 1780, then renamed HMS Sirius in 1786, when rebuilt after a fire.
- HMS Berwick, a Monmouth class armoured cruiser, launched 20th September 1902, scrapped 1st July 1920.
- Berwick, was a 10,000-ton County class cruiser launched 30 March 1926, that served in World War II
- HMS Berwick (F115), a Rothesay class frigate, launched 1st June 1961, and sunk as a target ship in 1986
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