HMS Welcome

Last updated October 01, 2021

There have been five ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Welcome:^[1]^[2]

HMS Welcome (1644), an 8-gun pink first listed in 1644 and captured by the French by 1647.
HMS Welcome (1651), a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and used as a fireship in 1673.
HMS Welcome (1652), a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and used as a blockship in obstruct the River Medway in 1667.
HMS Welcome (1919), a Modified Admiralty W-class destroyer laid down in 1918 but cancelled before being launched.
HMS Welcome (J386), a Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1944 and sold in 1962 to be broken up.

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:

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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:

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Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.

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Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fortune:

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Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:

Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Stork:

References

↑ Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Havertown: Casemate. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
↑ Manning, Thomas Davys & Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. p. 482. OCLC 780274698.

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[1] Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Havertown: Casemate. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.

[2] Manning, Thomas Davys & Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam. p. 482. OCLC 780274698.

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