HMS Princess Augusta
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Two ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Princess Augusta:
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 Princess Augusta:
- HMS Princess Augusta was a yachtYachtA yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...
launched in 1771 as HMS Augusta. She was renamed HMS Princess Augusta in 1773 and was sold in 1818. - HMS Princess Augusta, previously the DanishDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Prince Frederick, was a yacht launched in 1785 for the Prince Royal of Denmark. She was sent to Britain in 1816 and commissioned there that year. She was sold for breaking up in 1818.
See also
- HMS PrincessHMS PrincessSeven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess, HMS Princesse or HMS Princessa:* HMS Princesse was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680....
- HMS AugustaHMS AugustaEight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Augusta or HMS Auguste, whilst another two were planned: was a 60-gun fourth rate captured from the French in 1705. She was wrecked in 1716 when she ran ashore on the island of Anholt in heavy weather. was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1736...