HMS Battleaxe explained

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:

• was the former Russian trawler Safir launched in 1916 and taken up for Royal Navy use. She became the fishery protection trawler Dee in September, 1920.^[1]
• HMS Battleaxe was a launched in 1943 and transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease. She was renamed shortly after being launched, and was returned to the US Navy in 1947, later transferred to Greece as Nafkratoussa.
• was a launched in 1945 and broken up in 1964.
• was a Type 22 frigate launched in 1977. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1997 and renamed Rademaker

See also

• , an infantry landing ship operated by the Ministry of War Transport.

Notes and References

1. Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan. p. 175