HMS Implacable

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Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Implacable:

  • The first {{HMS|Implacable|1805}}, launched in 1795 as the French ship Duguay-Trouin, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line. Captured by the British on 3 November 1805, she was renamed Implacable. She was scuttled in 1949, by then the second oldest ship of the Navy (after {{HMS|Victory}}).
  • The second {{HMS|Implacable|1899}}, launched in 1899, was a {{sclass|Formidable|battleship}}. She served in World War I and fought at the Dardanelles. She was sold for scrapping in 1921.
  • The third {{HMS|Implacable|R86}}, launched in 1942, was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers. She served in World War II and was broken up in 1954.

References

  • {{Cite Colledge2006}}

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