HMS Birkenhead

Last updated December 16, 2021

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Birkenhead, after the English town of Birkenhead.

HMS Birkenhead (1845) was an iron-hulled troopship launched in 1845 and notably wrecked in 1852.
HMS Birkenhead (1915) was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1915, in action at Jutland, and sold 1921.

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