HMS Rosario
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rosario, after the Spanish word Rosario, meaning rosary:
- HMS Rosario (1588) was a hulk, previously the Spanish galleon Del Rosario. She was captured in 1588 and broken up in 1622.
- HMS Rosario (1797) was a 14-gun fireship, previously the Spanish ship Nuestra Senora Del Rosario. She was captured off Cadiz in 1797 and expended as a fireship in 1800 at Dunkirk Roads.
- HMS Rosario (1800) was a 20-gun sixth rate, previously the French privateer Le Hardi. HMS Anson captured her in 1800,[1] and she was taken into service as HMS Hardi. She was renamed HMS Rosario later in 1800 and was sold in 1809.
- HMS Rosario (1808) was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1808 and sold in 1832.
- HMS Rosario (1860) was a Rosario-class wooden screw sloop launched in 1860 and sold for breaking in 1884.
- HMS Rosario (1898) was a Condor-class sloop launched in 1898. She was used as depot ship from 1910 and was sold in 1921.
- HMS Rosario (J219) was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1943. In 1952 she was transferred to the Belgian Navy, who renamed her De Moor; she was broken up in 1970.
Citations
- "No. 15257". The London Gazette. 13 May 1800. p. 475.
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