HMS Boscawen

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Two ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Boscawen, after Admiral Edward Boscawen, whilst another ship was planned:

  • was a 4-gun cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1773.
  • HMS Boscawen was to have been an 80-gun second rate ship of the line. She was laid down in 1811 but subsequently cancelled.
  • HMS Boscawen (1844) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1844. She was converted into a training ship in 1874 and was renamed Wellesley. She was damaged by fire in 1914 and was subsequently broken up.
  • was a training establishment in a number of locations, in service from 1862 to 1922 at Portland and later Shotley, and again from 1932 to 1947. A number of ships were renamed HMS Boscawen whilst serving as homes for the base:
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