HMS Foxhound
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound:
- The first Foxhound was an 18-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806 that sank in 1809 in the Atlantic.
- The second Foxhound was originally the French 16-gun sloop Basque captured in 1809 and sold in 1816.
- A 10-gun brig-sloop launch named Foxhound was ordered in 1826 but cancelled in 1831 before launch.
- The third Foxhound was a screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1866.
- The fourth Foxhound was a 4-gun screw gunboat launched in 1877, sold in 1920 and finally broken up in 1975.
- The fifth Foxhound was a Beagle-class destroyer launched in 1909 that served in World War I and was sold in 1921.
- The sixth Foxhound (H69) was an F-class destroyer launched in 1934. She served in World War II and in 1944 she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy and renamed Qu'appelle.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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