Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mersey after the River Mersey in the north-west of England that has become synonymous with Liverpool. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) See also Mersey River (Tasmania and Mersey River (Nova Scotia. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary
- The first Mersey was a Conway-class 26-gun Sixth-rate, launched in 1814. The first HMS Mersey was a 'Conway' Class 26-gun Sixth-rate, launched in 1814. Sixth-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for small warships mounting between 20 and 24 nine-pounder guns on a single deck sometimes with guns on the upper works Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- The second Mersey was a wooden screw frigate commissioned just six years after the first Mersey in 1858. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
- The third Mersey was the lead ship of her class of protected cruiser. See HMS ''Mersey'' for other ships of this name The third HMS Mersey was the name ship of her class of Protected cruiser Protected cruisers were a type of naval Cruiser of the late 19th century so known because their deck armour offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused She was launched at Chatham, United Kingdom in March 1885. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- The fourth Mersey was an Humber-class monitor built in 1914 by Vickers for Brazil, among the first of a new type of specialised shore-bombardment warships. Battle honours Battle of the Yser 1914 – 1915 SMS ''Königsberg'' 1915 Construction The three Humber class monitors were originally ordered for the Brazilian Navy as the Javary class gunboats intended for inshore work on the River A monitor was a type of relatively small Warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns and was used by some navies Vickers was a famous name in British engineering that existed through many companies from 1828 until 2004 |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1914 on the outbreak of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
- The fifth and current Mersey is a River-class Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) designed primarily for fishery protection duties around UK waters. Affiliations HMS Eaglet &mdash The third largest Reserve Training Centre in the UK with approximately 300 reservists there Design The three ships HMS ''Tyne'' (P281 commissioned July 2003 HMS ''Mersey'' (P283 commissioned December 2003 and HMS ''Severn'' (P282 commissioned She was launched at Southampton and commissioned into the Fleet on 28 November 2003. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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