HMS Sapphire

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sapphire, after the Sapphire, a precious gemstone:

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:

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