HMS Active
Eleven ships of the
Royal Navy have been named
HMS Active:
* The first
Active, launched in 1758, was a 28-gun
sixth-rate captured in 1778 by the French off
San Domingo during the
American Revolutionary War.
* The second
Active, launched in 1776, was a 14-gun
brig-sloop captured in 1780 by the Americans off
New York.
* The third
Active was a 12-gun
cutter captured in 1779 by the French cutter
Le Mutin in the
English Channel.
* The fourth
Active was a 32-gun
fifth-rate, launched in 1780 and wrecked in 1796 on the
Saint Lawrence River.
* The fifth
Active was a 14-gun brig-sloop listed in 1782.
* The sixth
Active was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1799, renamed
Argo in 1833 and broken up in 1860.
* The seventh
Active was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1845, renamed
Tyne in July 1867 and
Durham in November 1867, and sold in 1908.
* The eighth
Active, launched in 1869, was a
Volage-class iron screw
corvette, sold in 1906.
* The ninth
Active, launched in 1911, was the
lead ship of
her class of scout
cruiser. She served in
World War I and was scrapped in 1920.
* The tenth
Active (H14), launched in 1928, was an
A-class destroyer. She served in
World War II, taking part in the sinking of three submarines. She was broken up in 1947.
* The eleventh
Active (F171), launched in 1972, was a
Type 21 frigate. She served in the
Falklands War. She was sold to the
Pakistan Navy in 1994 and renamed
Shah Jehan.
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