HMS Aggressor

Last updated January 14, 2022

One ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Aggressor, while another was planned:

HMS Aggressor (1801) was a 14-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and sold in 1815.
HMS Aggressor (P446) was to have been an Amphion-class submarine. She was ordered 1945 but cancelled later that year.

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