Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Flamborough, after the English town:
- HMS Flamborough (1697) was a 24-gun post ship launched at Chatham Dockyard in 1697 and captured by the French ship Jason near Cape Spartel on 10 October 1705.
- HMS Flamborough (1707) was a 24-gun post ship launched at Woolwich Dockyard on 29 January 1707. It was rebuilt as a 20-gun post ship in 1727 at Portsmouth and sold on 10 January 1748.
- HMS Flamborough (1756) was a 20-gun post ship launched at Limehouse on 14 May 1756 and sold on 23 September 1772.
See also
- HMS Flamborough Head
- HMS Flamborough Prize
- Empire Flamborough, the Empire ship Flamborough
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
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