HMS Avon
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HMS Avon
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river". HMS Avon (1805) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1805. In 1814 she was sunk in action with the American Wasp in the English Channel.
HMS Avon (1837) was a 2-gun wooden paddle package ship transferred from the GPO to the Royal Navy in 1837. From 1843 she was used as a survey ship and she was sold in 1863.
HMS Avon (1862) was a 2-gun wooden paddle gunboat purchased in 1862.
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List of ships with the same or similar names
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Avon
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2021-12-27T15:34:04Z
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