HMS Campbell

Last updated December 26, 2021

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Campbell:

HMS Campbell (1796) was a schooner purchased in the West Indies in 1796 and sold in 1803.
HMS Campbell (D60) was an Admiralty type (or Scott-class) flotilla leader, launched in 1918, which served in the Second World War before being sold for scrap in 1947.

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Janus, after Janus, the two-faced God of Roman mythology:

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bittern, after the bird, the bittern:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sparrow, after the sparrow:

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover:

Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rover:

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