HMS Alligator
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HMS Alligator
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Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alligator, after the marine reptile, the alligator. A fourth ship was planned but later cancelled: HMS Alligator (1780) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1780. In April 1782 she was at Accra, in company with Leander when they destroyed a French storeship and captured several forts. On her way back to Britain on 26 June she encountered a French frigate off the Scilly Isles and a chase ensued and eventually a two-hour action in which she had three
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List of ships with the same or similar names
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Alligator
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2023-10-09T01:46:08Z
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