HMS Derwent
Three ships of the
Royal Navy
have borne the name
HMS
Derwent
:
HMS
Derwent
(1807)
was a
Cruizer
-class
brig-sloop
launched in 1807 and sold in 1817. Along with
HMS
Solebay
they were the first ships in the
West Africa Squadron
which was established to interdict and end the
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
.
HMS
Derwent
(1903)
was a
River-class
destroyer
launched in 1903 and sunk by a
mine
in 1917.
HMS
Derwent
(L83)
was a
Hunt-class
destroyer launched in 1940. She was damaged by a
torpedo
in 1943 and not repaired, being scrapped in 1947.