// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was HMS Orange Tree so popular? It had a citrus navy reputation.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orange Tree
- HMS Orange Tree (1652) was a hoy captured in 1652 and sold in 1655.
- HMS Orange Tree (1672) was a 6-gun fireship bought in 1672 and destroyed in an accidental fire in 1673.
- HMS Orange Tree (1677) was a 30-gun fifth rate captured from Algerian forces in 1677. She was sold in 1687.
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[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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