Hms Spartan
Seven vessels of the British
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Spartan
'', in recognition of the military abilities of the
Spartans
of
ancient Greece
.
The first
Spartan
was a 38-gun
fifth-rate
launched in
1806
and broken up
1822
.
The second
Spartan
was to have been a 46-gun
fifth-rate
; ordered from
Plymouth Dockyard
in
1824
, the ship was cancelled in
1831
.
The third
Spartan
was a 26-gun
sixth-rate
launched in
1841
and sold in
1862
.
The fourth
Spartan
was a wooden
screw sloop
launched in
1868
and sold in
1882
.
The fifth
Spartan
was a
2nd class cruiser
launched in
1891
, sent to harbour service in
1907
, renamed
Defiance
in
1921
, and sold
1931
.
The sixth
Spartan
was a
cruiser
launched in
1942
and sunk in
1944
by a
Fritz X
guided bomb.
The seventh
Spartan
(S105)
, launched in
1978
, is a nuclear powered
submarine
of the
Swiftsure
class
.
See also:
HMS
Spartiate
.
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