HMS Valorous
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HMS Valorous has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy:
- HMS Valorous was a Combatant-class sixth rate sloop. She was launched at Hull in 1804, became an army depot ship in 1810, and was sold in 1817.
- HMS Valorous was a Hermes-class sixth rate sloop, launched at Pembroke Dockyard in Wales in 1816. She was broken up at Chatham in 1829.
- HMS Valorous was a 16-gun Magicienne-class paddle-frigate. She was launched at Pembroke Dockyard in 1851 and broken up in 1891. She was commanded in 1878 by Captain John A. Fisher (later Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher).
- HMS Valorous was an Admiralty V class destroyer leader built by William Denny and Brothers and launched in 1917. She was sold for scrapping in 1947.
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References
- Lyon, D. & Winfield, R. The Sail & Steam Navy List, London (2004): Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1 86176 032 9
- Mackay, Ruddock F. Fisher of Kilverstone. London (1973): Oxford University Press.
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