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Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Gibraltar'', after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. * The first ''Gibraltar'' was a 20-gun sixth-rate built in 1711, rebuilt 1727, and sold 1748. It was the first command of John Byng, who was afterwards to be court-martialled and executed in the opening stages of the Seven Years' War. * The second ''Gibraltar'' was a 20-gun sixth-rate in service from 1754 to 1773. * The third ''Gibraltar'' was an American 14-gun brig captured in 1779, then in turn captured by the Spanish in 1781 and renamed ''Salvador'', then recaptured by HMS ''Anson'' in 1800. * The fourth ''Gibraltar'' was the 80-gun Spanish ''Fénix'' captured at the battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1780, used as a powder hulk in 1813 and broken up in 1836. * The fifth ''Gibraltar'' was a 101-gun screw first-rate launched in 1860, on loan as a training ship in 1872, renamed ''Grampian'' in 1889, and sold 1899. * The sixth ''Gibraltar'' was an ''Edgar''-class cruiser launched in 1892, made into a depot ship in 1912, and sold 1923. * The seventh ''Gibraltar'' was to have been a 45,000 ton aircraft carrier, ordered from Vickers Armstrong on 15 September 1943, but cancelled in October 1945. == See also == * CSS Sumter was a Confederate ship during the American Civil War that operated as the Gibraltar under a British flag. * HMS ''Gibraltar Prize'' 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 Gibraltar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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