HMS Nonsuch
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Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch.
- The first Nonsuch was a 34-gun ship launched in 1646 and wrecked 1664.
- The second Nonsuch was an 8-gun ketch purchased in 1654 and sold in 1667, later as the civilian vessel Nonsuch making the trading voyage establishing the Hudson's Bay Company.
- The third Nonsuch was a 42-gun fourth-rate launched in 1668 and captured in 1695 by the French privateer Le Francais.
- The fourth Nonsuch was a 5-gun hoy launched in 1686 and sold 1714.
- The fifth Nonsuch was a 48-gun fourth-rate, launched in 1696, rebuilt 1717, and broken up in 1745.
- The sixth Nonsuch was a 50-gun fourth-rate in service from 1741 to 1766.
- The seventh Nonsuch was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1774, used as a floating battery from 1794, and broken up in 1802.
- The eighth Nonsuch was an "M" class destroyer launched in 1915 and sold 1921.
- The ninth Nonsuch was a sloop laid down in February 1945 and cancelled in October of that year.
- The tenth HMS Nonsuch (D107), was the former German Narvik class destroyer Z.38 taken after the wars end, and scrapped in 1949
HMS Nonsuch is also a sample ship name as used by the Royal Navy. [link]
A fictional HMS Nonsuch (a 74 gun ship of the line) also appears in the tales of Horatio Hornblower.
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