HMS Trenchant

Last updated November 09, 2022

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trenchant:

HMS Trenchant (1916), a R-class destroyer launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1928.
HMS Trenchant (P331), a British T-class submarine launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1963.
HMS Trenchant (S91), a Trafalgar-class submarine launched in 1986, decommissioned in 2022

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