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Three ships of the
Royal Navy
have borne the name
HMS
Melville
:
HMS
Melville
was an 18-gun
brig-sloop
, previously the French ship
Naiade
(
Nayade
).
HMS
Jason
captured her in 1805;
Melville
was sold in 1808.
HMS
Melville
(1813)
, also known as HMS
Lord Melville
, was a 14-gun brig launched in 1813, renamed HMS
Star
in 1814 and sold in 1837.
HMS
Melville
(1817)
was a 74-gun
third rate
launched in 1817, used as a hospital ship from 1857, and sold in 1873.
See also
HMCS
Melville
HMAS
Melville
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