HMS Broadsword
Appearance
HMS Broadsword may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy:
Ships[edit]
- HMS Broadsword (D31), was a Weapon-class destroyer launched in 1946 and broken up in 1968.
- HMS Broadsword (F88), was a Type 22 frigate launched in 1975. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1995 and renamed Greenhalgh.
Battle honours[edit]
Ships named Broadsword have been awarded the following battle honours:
- Falkland Islands, 1982
In fiction[edit]
- HMS Broadsword, a fictional Royal Navy destroyer in Jeffrey Archer's novel First Among Equals.
See also[edit]
- Broadsword-class frigate, another name for the Type 22 frigate.
- SS Empire Broadsword, a 1943 Empire ship.