HMS Calypso (1783)
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title:
HMS Calypso (1783)
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HMS Calypso was a Royal Navy Echo-class ship-sloop. She was built at Deptford between 1781 and 1783, launched on 27 September 1783 and first commissioned on 1 December 1783 for service off Northern Ireland and Scotland. She served in the North Sea, Atlantic, and the West Indies. Calypso sank whilst acting as a convoy escort on 30 July 1803 after colliding with a West Indiaman merchant ship during a violent storm.
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Royal Navy Echo Class ship-sloop (1783–1803)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Calypso_(1783)
date created:
2013-07-01T04:53:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T14:51:57Z
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