HMS Chelmer

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

HMS Chelmer (1904) was a River-classdestroyer launched in 1904 and sold for scrap in 1920
HMS Chelmer was to be the name of HMS Balsam but the ship was renamed before launching
HMS Chelmer (K221) was a River-classfrigate launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1957

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HMS Chelmer was a Thornycroft-type River-Class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903–1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Chelmer in eastern England, north-east of London, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.

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HMS Chelmer (K221) was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN) from 1943–1957. She served in convoy defence duties in the North Atlantic during World War II. Chelmer was built to the RN's specifications as a Group I River-class frigate, though Chelmer was one of the few powered by a turbine engine.

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