HMS St Albans
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Six ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS St Albans after the English town of St Albans
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There was also HMS St Albans Prize, an 18-gun sixth rate captured from the French in 1691 and sold in 1698.
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 St Albans after the English town of St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
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- HMS St AlbansHMS St Albans (1687)HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the English Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1687.St Albans was wrecked in 1693....
was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the lineShip of the lineA ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
launched in 1687. She fought at BarfleurBattle of BarfleurThis article deals in detail with the action on 19 May 1692. For an overview of the battle, its background and aftermath, see Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue...
in 1691 before being wrecked in a gale in KinsaleKinsaleKinsale is a town in County Cork, Ireland. Located some 25 km south of Cork City on the coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it sits at the mouth of the River Bandon and has a population of 2,257 which increases substantially during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak and...
harbour in 1693. - HMS St AlbansHMS St Albans (1706)HMS St Albans was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Rotherhithe and launched on 10 December 1706.St Albans underwent her first rebuild at Plymouth Dockyard, where she was reconstructed to the dimensions laid out in the 1706 Establishment, and relaunched on 6 March 1718...
was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1706. She was rebuilt in 1718 and served in the war against SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
from 1739, mainly in the West Indies. She was wrecked in KingstonKingston, JamaicaKingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
during a hurricane in 1744. - HMS St AlbansHMS St Albans (1747)HMS St Albans was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment, and launched on 23 February 1747.St Albans served until 1765, when she was sold out of the navy....
was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1747. She served against the FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from 1756 and participated in the Battle of Lagos (1759) before being sold in 1765. - HMS St AlbansHMS St Albans (1764)HMS St Albans was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 12 September 1764 at Blackwall Yard, London.She served in the American War of Independence from 1777 and was part of the fleet that captured St Lucia and won victories at Battle of St. Kitts and The Saintes...
was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1764. She served in the American War of Independence from 1777 and was part of the fleet that captured St Lucia and won victories at Battle of St. KittsBattle of St. KittsThe Battle of Saint Kitts, also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, was a naval battle that took place on 25 and 26 January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse.-Background:When Hood...
and The SaintesBattle of the SaintesThe Battle of the Saintes took place over 4 days, 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American War of Independence, and was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned...
. She was converted to a floating battery in 1803 and was broken up in 1814. - HMS St Albans was the American destroyer USS ThomasUSS Thomas (DD-182)The first USS Thomas was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St Albans , as a Town class destroyer, but spent most of the war in the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy, before transferred to the Soviet Navy as...
, transferred to Britain in late 1940 as part of the Destroyers for Bases AgreementDestroyers for Bases AgreementThe Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, September 2, 1940, transferred fifty mothballed destroyers from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions...
. Initially used for escort duties, she was transferred to the Russians in 1944 before being returned to be scrapped in 1949. - HMS St AlbansHMS St Albans (F83)HMS St Albans is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the sixth ship to bear the name and is the sixteenth and final ship in the 'Duke' class of frigates. She is based in Portsmouth.- Operational history :...
is a Type 23Type 23 frigateThe Type 23 frigate is a class of frigate built for the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. All the ships were first named after British Dukes, thus the class is also known as the Duke class. The first Type 23 was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, was launched in May 2000 and commissioned in...
Duke class 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 2000 and is currently in service.
There was also HMS St Albans Prize, an 18-gun sixth rate captured from the French in 1691 and sold in 1698.