HMS Ludlow

Last updated December 30, 2021

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Ludlow after the town in Shropshire:

HMS Ludlow (1698), a 5th Rate launched in 1698 and captured by France in 1703.
HMS Ludlow (1916), a Racecourse-class minesweeper launched in 1916 and lost in World War I.
HMS Ludlow (G57), a Town-class destroyer previously USS Stockton transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940. She was expended as a target ship in 1945.

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