HMS Flamborough

Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Flamborough, after the English town:

• HMS Flamborough was a 24-gun post ship launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1697 and captured by the French ship Jason near Cape Spartel on 10 October 1705.
• HMS Flamborough was a 24-gun post ship launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 29 January 1707. It was rebuilt as a 20-gun post ship in 1727 at Portsmouth and sold on 10 January 1748.
• HMS Flamborough was a 20-gun post ship launched at Limehouse on 14 May 1756 and sold on 23 September 1772.

See also

• HMS Flamborough Head
• HMS Flamborough Prize
• Empire Flamborough, the Empire ship Flamborough

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. OCLC 67375475.