HMS Plym

HMS Plym

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Plym", after the River Plym:

*HMS|Plym|1795|6 was a gunvessel, previously a hired packet brig. She was fitted out in 1795 and sold in 1802.
*HMS|Plym|K271|6 was a River class frigate launched in 1943. She was expended in Operation Hurricane, the atomic bomb test in 1952.


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