HMS CLYDE

Nine vessels of the Royal Navy have been named 'HMS ''Clyde''' after the River Clyde that runs through the port of Glasgow, Scotland.

★ The first ''Clyde'' was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1796 and sold in 1844.

★ The second ''Clyde'' was a 4-gun tender bought in 1805 and sold in 1826.

★ The third ''Clyde'' was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1828 and sold in 1904.

★ The fourth ''Clyde'' was a wooden screw gunboat launched in 1859, used a survey vessel from 1872 and sold in 1875.

★ The fifth ''Clyde'' was a paddlewheel vessel launched in 1900 and wrecked in 1950.

★ The sixth ''Clyde'' was a screw sloop launched as ''Wild Swan'' in 1876, converted to a base ship and renamed in 1904, and sold in 1920.

★ The seventh ''Clyde'' (N12) was a River-class submarine launched in 1934. She served in World War II and was sold in 1946.

★ The eighth ''Clyde'' was a Ton-class coastal minesweeper launched in 1953 as ''Crichton'', renamed in 1954, and broken up in 1987.

★ The ninth ''Clyde'' is a modified River-class patrol vessel launched in 2006 and commissioned in 2007.

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★ SS ''River Clyde''