HMS Leviathan
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Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leviathan:
- The first Leviathan was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1750 as Northumberland, renamed in 1777 and sunk in 1780 in the Atlantic.
- The second Leviathan was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1790. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, was used as a convict ship from 1816 and sold in 1848.
- The third Leviathan was a Drake-class armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sold for scrap in 1920.
- The fourth Leviathan (R97) was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier. She was launched in 1943 but never completed and scrapped in 1968.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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