HMS Bruiser
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bruiser or HMS Bruizer.
- HMS Bruiser (1797) was an Acute-class gun-brig launched in 1797 and sold in 1802.
- HMS Bruiser (1804) was an Archer-class gun-brig launched in 1804.
- HMS Bruiser (1854) was the former Robert Stephenson, an iron steam-powered ship purchased on the stocks and launched in 1854. She was renamed Bruiser in June 1855, employed as a floating flour mill during the Crimean War and sold in 1857.
- HMS Bruiser (1867) was a Britomart-class gunboat launched in 1867 and broken up at Devonport in 1886.
- HMS Bruiser (1895) was an Ardent-class destroyer launched in 1895 and sold in 1914
- HMS Bruiser (1942) was a Landing Ship, Tank launched in 1942 and sold in 1946. Converted to a passenger ship in 1950 and scrapped in 1986.[1]
References
- ↑ "Belgian Merchant H-O" (PDF). Belgische Koopvaardij. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- 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. OCLC 67375475.
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