HMS Severn

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:

The first HMS Severn (1695) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1695, rebuilt in 1739, captured by the French in 1746, and recaptured by the Royal Navy in 1747 but not taken back into service.
The second HMS Severn (1747) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and sold in 1759.
The next HMS Severn was to have been a 38-gun fifth rate. She was renamed HMS Tagus before her launch.
The third HMS Severn (1786) was a 44-gun Adventure-class fifth rate launched in 1786 and wrecked in 1804.
The fourth HMS Severn (1813) was a 40-gun Endymion-class fourth rate launched in 1813 and sold in 1825.
The next HMS Severn was to have been a 46-gun fifth rate. She was ordered in 1825 but cancelled in 1831.
The fifth HMS Severn (1856) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1856, one of the last sail frigates. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1860 and was broken up in 1876.
The sixth HMS Severn (1885) was a Mersey-class protected cruiser launched in 1885 and sold in 1905.
The seventh HMS Severn (1914) was a Humber-class monitor, launched for Brazil in 1913 but purchased in 1914 and sold in 1921, being scrapped in 1923.
The eighth HMS Severn (N57) was a Thames-class submarine launched in 1934 and scrapped in 1946.
The ninth and latest HMS Severn (P282) is a River-class patrol vessel launched in 2002.

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References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

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