HMS Talisman

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

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HMS <i>Turbulent</i> (1916) Destroyer of the Royal Navy

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that later came to be popularised by Shakespeare to mean a bullying person:

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:

Numerous vessels have borne the name Talisman, including:

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References

  1. ↑ "Talisman". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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