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List of ships named HMS <i>Beagle</i>

List of ships named HMS Beagle

List of ships with the same or similar names


Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beagle, after a dog breed. The most notable of these ships is the second HMS Beagle, 1820–1870, which transported Charles Darwin around the world in the voyage of Beagle.

Also, in 1766, the Bombay Marine, which was the British East India Company's navy, had a gallivat named Beagle that was armed with eight 3-pounder guns.

Battle honours

Ships named Beagle have earned the following battle honours:

See also

  • Beagle 2, a failed British Mars lander that arrived at Mars in 2003
  • Beagle 3, a proposed Mars lander mission to search for life on Mars

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

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