HMS Observer
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Three ships of the British Royal Navy
have been named HMS Observer:
, a 12 gun brig-sloop probably captured in 1781 and sold on 21 October 1784., an Admiralty M class destroyer
launched in 1916 and sold in 1921.
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...
have been named HMS Observer:
, a 12 gun brig-sloop probably captured in 1781 and sold on 21 October 1784., an Admiralty M class destroyer
Admiralty M class destroyer
The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 85 destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I...
launched in 1916 and sold in 1921.
- HMS ObserverHMS Oribi (G66)HMS Oribi was an O-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Following the style of her sister ships she was named with a word beginning with O...
, an O class destroyerO and P class destroyerThe O and P class was a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy. Ordered in 1939, they were the first ships in the War Emergency Programme, also known as the 1st and 2nd Emergency Flotilla, respectively...
renamed whilst under construction to HMS Oribi (G66) and launched in 1941. The ship was transferred to Turkey in 1946 and broken up in 1965.
See also
- HMS Observateur, a French ship captured in 1906 and sold in 1814