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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Africa'', after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned: * was a 46-gun ship in service from 1694 to 1696. * was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1761 and sold in 1774. * was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1781. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar and was broken up in 1814. * HMS ''Africa'' was a prison ship, launched in 1803 as the 36-gun fifth rate . She became a prison ship in 1826, was renamed HMS ''Africa'' in 1859 and was sold in 1860. * was a wooden-hulled screw sloop launched in 1862 and sold to China later that year. She was renamed ''China'' and was sold in 1865. * HMS ''Africa'' was to have been a ''Drake''-class cruiser but she was renamed in 1899, before being launched in 1901. * was a ''King Edward VII''-class battleship launched in 1905 and sold in 1920. * HMS ''Africa'' was to have been an ''Audacious''-class aircraft carrier. She was ordered in 1943, but was later reordered as a ''Malta''-class carrier, before being cancelled in 1945. * There was also an Irish hired armed cutter ''Africa'', of 7080/94 tons burthen (bm), in Royal Navy service from 12 December 1803 to 12 January 1810.〔Winfield (2008), p.393.〕 ==See also== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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