HMS Belvoir
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Belvoir has been the name of several Royal Navy
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...

 warships:
was a Hunt class minesweeper
Hunt class minesweeper (1916)
The Hunt class minesweeper was a class of minesweeping sloop built between 1916 and 1919 for the Royal Navy. They were built in two discrete groups, the earlier Belvoir group designed by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company and the subsequent Aberdare group designed by the Admiralty...

 built by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd in Troon, Scotland in 1917. She served under the command of Lt. R. B. Roberts RNR until 1919 was a Hunt class destroyer
Hunt class destroyer
The Hunt class was a class of Destroyer escort of the Royal Navy. The first vessels were ordered early in 1939, and the class saw extensive service in World War II, particularly on the British East Coast and Mediterranean convoys. They were named after British fox hunts...

built by Cammell Laird & Co Ltd in Birkenhead in 1942. She served mainly in the Mediterranean, taking part in Operation Husky, the Salerno landings and landings in the South of France
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