HMS Pomona
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Two Royal Navy
ships have borne the name HMS Pomona:
, the 18-gun French sloop-of-war Cheveret captured on 30 January 1761 and wrecked in a hurricane in 1776., a 28-gun sixth-rate
frigate launched in 1778. She was renamed Amphitrite in 1795 and broken up in 1811.
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...
ships have borne the name HMS Pomona:
, the 18-gun French sloop-of-war Cheveret captured on 30 January 1761 and wrecked in a hurricane in 1776., a 28-gun sixth-rate
Sixth-rate
Sixth rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for small warships mounting between 20 and 24 nine-pounder guns on a single deck, sometimes with guns on the upper works and sometimes without.-Rating:...
frigate launched in 1778. She was renamed Amphitrite in 1795 and broken up in 1811.