HMS Camilla

Last updated December 30, 2021

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Camilla:

HMS Camilla (1776) was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1776, used for harbour service from 1814 and sold in 1831.
HMS Camilla (1847) was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1847. She was lost in a typhoon in 1860.

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