The first Antelope in the reference is a galleon built in 1546 and rebuilt in 1577 and 1618. Parliamentarian forces burned her in 1649. Later bearers of the name included a seventeenth-century warship, a sloop lost in a hurricane off Jamaica, an India-built brig, a paddle sloop, and a torpedo gunboat. The sequence continues through destroyers to the Type 21 frigate. The repeated name spans changes in hulls, propulsion, and weapons, so dates and vessel types are essential to identifying the right ship.
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The many Royal Navy ships named Antelope
The name Antelope connects a Tudor galleon, sailing warships, small steam craft, destroyers, and the Type 21 frigate across four centuries.