HMS Blackwood
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Three ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Blackwood, after Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Blackwood, after Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood
Henry Blackwood
Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Blackwood, 1st Baronet, GCH, KCB , whose memorial is in the St. John's Church, Killyleagh, was a British sailor....
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- HMS BlackwoodUSS Austin (DE-15)USS Austin , was an of the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named for Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin who was killed in action on board during the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.The second Austin ...
was to have been a Captain classCaptain class frigateThe Captain class were 78 frigates of the Royal Navy, constructed in the United States, launched in 1942–1943 and delivered to the United Kingdom under the provisions of Lend-Lease. They served in World War II as convoy escorts, anti-submarine warfare vessels and coastal forces control frigates...
frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
. She was launched in 1942 for the Royal Navy, but was retained by the US Navy as USS AustinUSS Austin (DE-15)USS Austin , was an of the United States Navy during World War II. The ship was named for Chief Carpenter John Arnold Austin who was killed in action on board during the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941, and was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.The second Austin ...
. was a Captain class frigate launched in 1942 and transferred to the Royal Navy underLend-LeaseLend-LeaseLend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
. She was sunk in 1944. was a Blackwood classBlackwood class frigateThe Type 14, Blackwood, class were a twelve ship class of "second rate" anti-submarine warfare frigates of the Royal Navy, designed and built during the increasing threat from the Soviet Union's large fleet of submarines that roamed the Atlantic Ocean.-Design:They were designed to be cheaper and...
frigate launched in 1955 and broken up in 1976.