Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
- HMS <i>Battleaxe</i> <span class="nowrap">(1916)</span> was the former Russian trawler Safir launched in 1916 and taken up for Royal Navy use. She became the fishery protection trawler Dee in September, 1920.[1]
- HMS <i>Battleaxe</i> was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. She was renamed HMS <i>Eastway</i> <span class="nowrap">(F140)</span> shortly after being launched, and was returned to the US Navy in 1947, later transferred to Greece as Nafkratoussa.
- HMS Battleaxe (D18) was a Weapon-class destroyer launched in 1945 and broken up in 1964.
- HMS Battleaxe (F89) was a Type 22 frigate launched in 1977. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1997 and renamed Rademaker
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See also
- Empire Battleaxe, an infantry landing ship operated by the Ministry of War Transport.
References
- ^ Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. p. 175
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