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Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Dartmouth'', after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned: * HMS ''Dartmouth'' was a 22-gun ship launched in 1655. She was converted to a fireship in 1688, and rebuilt as a fifth rate in 1689. She was wrecked in the Sound of Mull in 1690. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' was an 4-gun fireship captured in 1672 and sold in 1674. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. She was captured by France in 1695, recaptured in 1702, and renamed HMS ''Vigo''. She was wrecked in 1703. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1698. She was rebuilt in 1741 and sunk in action with the Spanish ship Glorioso in 1747. *HMS ''Dartmouth'' was to have been a 50-gun fourth rate. She was ordered in 1746, but was cancelled in 1748. * HMS Dartmouth was one of three ships involved in the Boston Tea Party in 1773. (Dartmouth specifications W: 9.84 (3m). L: 79 (24m). Hull: wood. Built: 1773 ) 〔http://www.boston-tea-party.org/darthmouth.html〕 * HMS ''Dartmouth'' was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1813. She was used for harbour service from 1831 and was broken up in 1854. *HMS ''Dartmouth'' was to have been a wood screw frigate. She was laid down in 1860 but was cancelled in 1864. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' was a Town-class light cruiser of the ''Weymouth'' subgroup launched in 1911. She served in the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1930. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' is the current name of the Naval Shore Establishment at Britannia Royal Naval College. ==References== 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 Dartmouth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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