HMS Rosario
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Rosario, after the Spanish word Rosario, meaning rosary
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Royal Navy
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have borne the name HMS Rosario, after the Spanish word Rosario, meaning rosary
Rosary
The rosary or "garland of roses" is a traditional Catholic devotion. The term denotes the prayer beads used to count the series of prayers that make up the rosary...
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- HMS Rosario was a hulk, previously the Spanish galleonGalleonA galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with the demi-culverin type of cannon.-Etymology:...
Del Rosario. She was captured in 1588 and broken up in 1622. - HMS Rosario was a 14 gun fireship, previously the Spanish ship Nuestra Senora Del Rosario. She was captured by HMS Romulus off CadizCádizCadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
in 1797 and expended in 1800 at Dunkirk Roads. - HMS Rosario was a 20-gun sixth rate, previously the French privateer Le Hardi. She was captured in 1800 and taken into service as HMS Hardi. She was renamed HMS Rosario later in 1800 and was sold in 1809.
- HMS Rosario was a 10-gun Cherokee-classCherokee class brig-sloopThe Cherokee class was a 10-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops are sloops-of-war with two masts rather than the three masts of ship-sloops...
sloopSloop-of-warIn the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
-brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
launched in 1808 and sold in 1832. - HMS RosarioHMS Rosario (1860)HMS Rosario was an 11-gun Rosario-class screw sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1860 at Deptford Dockyard. She served two commissions, including eight years on the Australia Station during which she fought to reduce illegal kidnappings of South Sea Islanders for the Queensland labour market. She...
was a Rosario-classRosario class sloopThe Rosario class was a class of seven screw-sloops of wooden construction built for the Royal Navy between 1860 and 1862. A further six vessels were ordered and laid down, but were cancelled in 1863 before launch...
wooden screw sloopScrew sloopA screw sloop is a propeller-driven sloop-of-war. In the 19th century, during the introduction of the steam engine, ships driven by propellers were differentiated from those driven by paddle-wheels by referring to the ship's screws...
launched in 1860 and sold for breaking in 1884. - HMS Rosario was a Condor-classCondor class sloopThe Condor class was a six-ship class of 10-gun screw steel sloops built for the Royal Navy between 1898 and 1900. Condor foundered in a gale, prompting the Royal Navy to abandon sailing rigs for its ships...
sloop launched in 1898. She was used as depot ship from 1910 and was sold in 1921. - HMS Rosario was an Algerine-classAlgerine class minesweeperThe Algerine-class was a class of minesweepers of the Royal Navy and the Commonwealth. 110 ships of the class were launched between 1942 and 1944 and served in World War II....
minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
launched in 1943. She was transferred to the Belgian NavyBelgian NavyThe Marine Component of the Belgian Army, formerly the Belgian Naval Force, is the naval service of Belgium.-Early history:The Belgian Navy was created as the Marine Royale in 1831. This force has operated in various forms throughout Belgian history.When after the Belgian Revolution, the country...
in 1952 and renamed De Moor, and was broken up in 1970.