HMS Mastiff

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EIght Royal Navy vessels have borne the name HMS Mastiff, named after the mastiff, a type of dog:

Citations

  1. ↑ "Mastiff, 1813". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mastiff, 1855". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mastiff, 1856". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mastiff, 1871". www.pbenyon.plus.com. Benyon, P. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "H.M.S. Mastiff (1914)". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "MS MASTIFF - Yard No 247 - Armed Trawler - Royal Navy - Built 1938". www.leithshipyards.com. The Loftsman. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "HMS Mastiff (ii) (FY 350) ASW Whaler". uboat.net. Guðmundur Helgason. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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