HMS Veteran

Last updated November 19, 2021

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

HMS Veteran (1787) was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line, launched in 1787 and broken up in 1816.
HMS Veteran was an 18-gun fireship launched in 1807 as HMS Prometheus. She was used for harbour service from 1819, was renamed HMS Veteran in 1839 and was broken up in 1852.
HMS Veteran (D72) was an Admiralty V and W-class destroyer launched in 1919 and sunk in 1942.

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