HMS Ashanti

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ashanti after the Ashanti people.

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HMS <i>Ashanti</i> (F117)

HMS Ashanti was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy. She was named after the Ashanti people, an ethnic group located in Ghana. The frigate was sunk as a target in 1988.

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HMS <i>Ashanti</i> (F51)

HMS Ashanti was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Following the style of her sister ships she was named for an ethnic group, in this case the Ashanti people of the Gold Coast in West Africa. She served in the Second World War and was broken up in 1949. She was the first of two Royal Navy ships to bear the name Ashanti.

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