HMS Eskimo

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Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Eskimo:

HMS Eskimo (1914) was a Armed Merchant Cruiser, built in 1910 for Wilson Line, commissioned into service in 1914, and returned to mercantile service in 1915.
HMS Eskimo (F75) was a Tribal-class destroyer that served in World War II.
HMS Eskimo (F119) was a Tribal-class frigate. She was sunk as a target vessel in 1986.

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HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class frigate of the Royal Navy in service from 1963 to 1980. She was scrapped in 1992.

The Tribal class, or Afridi class, were a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Australian Navy that saw service in World War II. Originally conceived during design studies for a light fleet cruiser, the Tribals evolved into fast, powerful destroyers, with greater emphasis on guns over torpedoes than previous destroyers, in response to new designs by Japan, Italy, and Germany.The Tribals were well admired by their crews and the public when they were in service due to their power, often becoming symbols of prestige while in service.

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HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class destroyer, Eskimo served throughout the Second World War, seeing action in Norway, the Mediterranean, the English Channel and in Burma. After the war Eskimo was used as an accommodation and headquarters ship, finally being used as a practice target before being scrapped in 1949.

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Māori or Maori can refer to:

F75 or F-75 may refer to :

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