HMS Sturdy

Last updated December 30, 2021

HMS Sturdy has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:

HMS Sturdy (1912), a tug launched in 1912, renamed HMS Swarthy in 1917, and in service until 1961
HMS Sturdy (H28), a destroyer launched in 1919 and wrecked in 1940
HMS Sturdy (P248), a submarine commissioned in 1943 and sold in 1957

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

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Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Iron Duke after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, nicknamed the "Iron Duke". The name is also a pun, as the first ship so named was an ironclad.

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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achates after Achates, a character in Roman mythology. A sixth was planned but never completed:

Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Daring.

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.

Six ships and a naval air station of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sparrowhawk after the bird of prey, the Eurasian sparrowhawk:

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Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Audacious.

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Maidstone, after the English town of Maidstone, or the Battle of Maidstone:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dublin, after the Irish city of Dublin:

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Woolwich, after the port town and naval base of Woolwich. An eleventh was planned but entered service under a different name.

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