Hms Gurkha
Four ships of the
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Gurkha
'', after a people who originate in
Nepal
and who serve with distinction in the
British Army
as part of the
Brigade of Gurkhas
.
The first ship of the name was a
destroyer
that served with the
Dover Patrol
.
The second
Gurkha
(L20/F20)
was a
Tribal-class
destroyer
laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at
Govan
in
Scotland
on
6 July
1936
, launched on
7 July
1937
and commissioned on
21 October
1938
.
The third
Gurkha
(F63/G63)
was an
L class
destroyer built by
Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
at
Birkenhead
.
The last
Gurkha
(F122)
was a
Tribal-class
frigate
, decommissioned from the Royal Navy in
1984
, being sold to
Indonesia
.
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