HMS Chamois
Two ships of the
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS
Chamois
after the
mountain goat of the same name
:
HMS
Chamois
(1896)
was a
Palmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer
launched in 1896 and lost in the
Gulf of Patras
in 1904 when she foundered after her own broken propeller blade pierced her hull.
HMS
Chamois
(J28)
was a
Lend-Lease
Catherine
-class
minesweeper
launched in 1942 and damaged by a mine in 1944. She was returned to the US Navy in 1946 and broken up in 1950.