HMS Ambush
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ambush.
- Ambush, or Ambush No. 5, was an American gunboat (Gunboat No. 5), launched in 1805, captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne in 1814, and sold in 1815.[1]
Two were submarines:
- HMS Ambush (P418), launched in 1945, was an Amphion-class submarine.
- HMS Ambush (S120), launched in 2011, is an Astute-class submarine.
References
Citations
- ↑ Paullin and Paxson (1914), p. 436.
Bibliography
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Paullin, Charles Oscar and Frederic Logan Paxson (1914) Guide to the materials in London archives for the history of the United States since 1783. (Carnegie Institution of Washington).
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