HMS Unique
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unique:
- HMS Unique was the French 10-gun schooner Harmonie, captured from the French in 1804, and sunk while or after being recaptured by a French privateer in 1806.
- HMS Unique was the HMS Netley, captured by the French in 1806,[1] and used by them as the 21-gun privateer Duquesne.[2] In 1807 HMS Blonde captured Duquesne,[3][2] which the Royal Navy returned to service as the 12-gun gun-brig HMS Unique. She was expended in an unsuccessful fireship attack at Guadeloupe in 1809.[4]
- HMS Unique was a U-class submarine launched in 1940 and sunk in 1942.
Citations
- ^ Hepper (1994), p.116.
- ^ a b Winfield (2008), p.141 & 386.
- ^ "No. 16557". The London Gazette. 4 January 1812.
- ^ Hepper (1994), p.129.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 1861762461.
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