HMS Guardian
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Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Guardian:
- The first Guardian, launched in 1784, was a 44-gun frigate, converted to a transport ship. In 1789, while transporting convicts to Australia, she was wrecked on an iceberg in the Southern Ocean.
- The second Guardian, launched in 1932, was a net-laying and photographic ship. She served in World War II and was scrapped in 1962.
- The third Guardian was originally Seaforth Champion, purchased in 1982 to act as a support ship during the Falklands War, and sold in 1987.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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