HMS Bonaventure
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Eight ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, whilst another was planned:
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 Bonaventure, whilst another was planned:
- Bonaventure was a warship built in 1489, and gone by 1509.
- Bonaventure, also known as Edward Bonaventure, was a ship built in 1551 and wrecked in 1556.
- Bonaventure, also known as Elizabeth Bonaventure, was a 47-gun ship purchased in 1567 and in service in 1599.
- Bonaventure was a 32-gun ship launched in 1621 and lost in action in 1653.
- HMS BonaventureHMS Bonaventure (1650)President was a 38-gun fourth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard, and launched in 1650....
was a 42-gun ship, previously named HMS President. She was renamed HMS Bonaventure in 1660, was rebuilt in 1666 and broken up for a rebuild in 1711. She was relaunched in 1711 as a 50-gun fourth rate. She was renamed HMS Argyll in 1715, was rebuilt in 1722 and was sunk as a breakwaterBreakwater (structure)Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part of coastal defence or to protect an anchorage from the effects of weather and longshore drift.-Purposes of breakwaters:...
in 1748. - HMS Bonaventure was an Astraea classAstraea class cruiserThe Astraea class was an eight ship class of protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s. The ships served on a number of foreign stations during their careers, particularly in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and around the Cape of Good Hope...
second class cruiserCruiserA cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
launched in 1892. She was a used as a submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
depot shipDepot shipA depot ship is a ship which acts as a mobile or fixed base for other ships and submarines or supports a naval base. Depot ships may be specifically designed for their purpose or be converted from another purpose...
from 1910 and was broken up in 1920. - HMS BonaventureHMS Bonaventure (31)HMS Bonaventure was a Dido-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy.-References:**...
was a Dido classDido class cruiserThe Dido class was a class of sixteen light cruisers built for the Royal Navy. The design was influenced by the Arethusa class light cruisers. The first group of three ships was commissioned in 1940, the second group and third group were commissioned in 1941–1942...
light cruiserLight cruiserA light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
launched in 1939 and sunk in 1941. - HMS BonaventureHMS Bonaventure (F139)HMS Bonaventure was a submarine depot ship of the Royal Navy. She was initially built for civilian service with the Clan Line, but on the outbreak of the Second World War she was requisitioned by the Navy and after being launched, was converted for military service.-Construction and...
was an ‘X’ craft midget submarineXE class submarineSix XE-class midget submarines were built for the Royal Navy during 1944. They were an improved version of the X Class midgets used in the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz....
depot ship launched in 1942 and sold in 1948.
See also
- HMCS BonaventureHMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)HMCS Bonaventure was a Majestic class aircraft carrier. She served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces Maritime Command from 1957 to 1970 and was the third and the last aircraft carrier to serve Canada. The ship was laid down for the British Royal Navy as in November 1943. At the end...
was a Majestic class aircraft carrierAircraft carrierAn aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
, launched in 1945 as HMS Powerful, but not completed. She was sold to the Royal Canadian NavyRoyal Canadian NavyThe history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
in 1952 and renamed HMCS Bonaventure. She was broken up in 1971.
Battle honours
- Lowestoft 1665
- Four Days Battle 1666
- Orfordness 1666
- Solebay 1672
- Schooneveld 1673
- Texel 1673
- Beachy Head 1690
- Barfleur 1692
- China 1900
- Malta Convoys 1941-42