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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thames, after the River Thames:

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  1. ↑ Rossiter, Mike (2007). Ark Royal The Life, Death and Rediscovery of the Legendary Second World War Aircraft Carrier. London: Corgi Books. p. 310. ISBN   978-0-552-15369-0.
  2. ↑ Wadia (1986), p. 340.

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