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HMS Challenger

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the fifth, the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.

Battle honours

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Ships named Challenger have earned the following battle honours:

References

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  1. ^ a b Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 64.
  2. ^ a b Lecky 1913, p. 43.
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Lecky, Halton Stirling (1913). The King's Ships. Vol. II. London: Horace Muirhead.