HMS Arun
HMS Arun is the name of two of Royal Navy vessels, named after the English River Arun:
- HMS Arun (1903), a River-class destroyer built by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, launched in 1903 and completed later that year. The ship was sold for scrap in 1920.
- HMS Arun (M2014), a River-class minesweeper, launched at Lowestoft in 1985. The vessel was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1998, and renamed successively Hercules, Jose Bonifacio and Babitonga.
References
[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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