HMS Thistle

Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Thistle. Thistle is the English word for the thistle, which is the emblem flower of Scotland:

  • HMS Thistle (1812 ) was a brig of 12 guns. The ship was launched, 1812 and was scrapped in 1823.
  • HMS Thistle (1855 ) was a gunboat Depper class. The ship was launched in 1855 and scrapped in 1863.
  • HMS Thistle (1868 ) was a gunboat. The ship was launched in 1868 and was sold in 1888.
  • HMS Thistle (1899 ) was a gunboat of the Bramble - class. The ship was launched in 1899 by Stack, and was sold in 1926.
  • HMS Thistle ( N24 ) was a submarine of the T class. The boat was launched in 1939 and 1940 was sunk by a German U- boat.

In the literature

  • HMS Thistle is a fictional Corvette from Douglas Reemans Seekriegsroman Mediterranean partisans (To Risks Unknown )
  • Name of ship of the Royal Navy
Schooner HMS Thistle (N24) British T-class submarine
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