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Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Espoir'', after the French word for "hope": * The first HMS ''Espoir'' was a sloop sold on 23 March 1784, origin unknown. * was a French brig-sloop of fourteen 6-pounder guns that ''Thalia'' captured in the Mediterranean. She was sold in September 1804. * was a ''Cruizer''-class brig sloop launched on 22 September and broken up in April 1821. * was ''Cherokee''-class brig-sloop launched on 9 May, and sold in 1857. * was a ''Philomel''-class gunvessel launched 6 January, and armed with one 68-pounder and four 24-pounder howitzers. In 1869 she was converted to a dredger with the designation YC19. She was broken up in Bermuda in June 1881. * was a ''Banterer''-class gunboat launched on 2 November and armed with two 64-pounder guns and two 20-pounder smoothbores. She was converted to a tug in 1895 and on the sale list in 1903. * The last HMS ''Espoir'' was laid down for the Royal Navy on 23 October 1942 in Seattle as HMS ''Espoir'' (BAM-23), a Catherine-class minesweeper. However she was retained by the United States Navy as USS Triumph (AM-323). == See also == * French ship ''Espoir'' 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 Espoir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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