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词条 HMS Griffin
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Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griffin, after the legendary creature, the Griffin:

  • {{HMS|Griffin|1655}} was a 12-gun Royalist ship, captured by the Parliamentarians in 1655. She foundered in 1664.
  • {{HMS|Griffin|1690}} was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1690, rebuilt in 1702 and sold in 1737.
  • {{HMS|Griffin|1712}} was a 44-gun fifth rate, previously the French Griffon. She was captured in 1712 and restored to France in 1713.
  • {{HMS|Griffin|1778}} was a 12-gun cutter purchased in 1778 and sold in 1786. Under the command of Lieutenant Inglis, she captured a French privateer brig of sixteen 6-pounder guns on about 21 May 1779.[1]
  • {{HMS|Griffin|H31}} was a G-class destroyer launched in 1935. She was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1943 and renamed {{HMCS|Ottawa|H31|6}}, and was sold in 1946.

See also

  • {{HMS|Griffon}}
  • Hired armed cutter {{ship|Hired armed cutter|Griffin||2}}

citations and references

1. ^{{London Gazette|issue=11982|page=3|date=25 May 1779}}
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