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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fama:
- HMS Fama (1804) was a 36-gun fifth rate. She was captured from the Spanish in 1804 by HMS Medusa and HMS Lively and sold in 1812.
- HMS Fama (1808) was an 18-gun brig-sloop captured from the Danes in 1808 and wrecked in December.[1]
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[edit]- ↑ Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell), p.68. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6
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