HMS Boxer

Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.

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• The first Boxer was a small gun vessel launched in 1797 and sold in 1809.
• The second Boxer was a 12 gun brig that was captued by the US Navy during the War of 1812.
• The third Boxer was a paddle steamer formerly called Ivanhoe bought by the Royal Navy in 1837 and sold in 1841.
• The fourth Boxer was to have been a gun vessel. Construction was started in 1846 but she was cancelled before being completed.
• The fifth Boxer was a screw gunboat which was launched in 1855 and broken up at Malta in 1865.
• The sixth Boxer was launched in 1868 and sold for scap in 1887.
• The seventh Boxer was a destroyer launched in 1894 and sunk in a collision with SS St Patrick in 1918.
• The eighth Boxer was an LST that served during the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II.
• The most recent Boxer was a Type 22 frigate.

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