• HMS Battleaxe was a dock landing ship
  Casa Grande class dock landing ship
  The Casa Grande class was a class of dock landing ships used by the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the Second World War. Nineteen ships were planned, but two, and were cancelled before being completed.-Design:...
  
   launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease
  Lend-Lease
  Lend-Lease was the program under which the United States of America supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of war in Europe in...
  
  . She was renamed shortly after being launched, and was returned to the US Navy in 1947. was a Weapon-class
  Weapon class destroyer
  The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II. They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme...
  
   destroyer
  Destroyer
  In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
  
   launched in 1945 and broken up in 1964. was a Type 22
  Type 22 frigate
  The Type 22 Broadsword class is a class of frigate built for the British Royal Navy. Fourteen of the class were built in total, with production divided into three batches. With the decommissioning of HMS Cornwall on 30 June 2011, the final Type 22 of the Royal Navy was retired from service...
  
   frigate
  Frigate
  A 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"...
  
   launched in 1977. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy
  Brazilian Navy
  The Brazilian Navy is a branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible for conducting naval operations. It is the largest navy in Latin America...
  
   in 1997 and renamed Rademaker

See also

• Empire Battleaxe
  Empire Battleaxe
  Empire Battleaxe was a British ship of the Second World War and as HMS Donovan in service with the Royal Navyjust after the Second World War....
  
  , an infantry landing ship operated by the Ministry of War Transport.