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HMS Seymour was a Parker-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy. She was built by Cammell Laird during the First World War, being launched on 31 August 1916 and completing on 30 November that year. Seymour served with the Grand Fleet for the rest of the war, which she survived. The ship was sold for scrap in January 1931.
HMS Seymour has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy: HMS Seymour (1916) , a destroyer leader launched in 1916 and sold in 1930 HMS Seymour (K563) , a frigate in service from 1943 to 1946
The second HMS Seymour (K563) was a British Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy in commission during World War II. Originally constructed as a United States Navy Buckley class destroyer escort , she served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1946.
Seymour returned to Portsmouth and joined the steam frigate HMS Mersey after which he attended the training ship HMS Illustrious and then the gunnery school HMS Excellent. [2] Promoted to sub-lieutenant on 4 May 1859, he returned to China and, during the voyage, was awarded the Royal Humane Society medal for an unsuccessful attempt to save a ...
Born the third son of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet, [1] Michael Seymour entered the Royal Navy in 1813. [1] He was made lieutenant in 1822, commander in 1824 and was posted captain in 1826. [1] From 1833 to 1835 he was captain of the survey ship HMS Challenger, and was wrecked in her off the coast of Chile. [1]
Seymour was the fourth child and first son of Sir Horace Alfred Damer Seymour, KCB (1843–1902), and Elizabeth Mary Romilly (1859–1950). His father had been private secretary to Gladstone during 1880–1885, a Commissioner of Customs and Deputy Master of the Mint. The family had numerous aristocratic and naval connections.
Vice-Admiral George Henry Seymour, CB (20 March 1818 – 25 July 1869) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Third Naval Lord from 1866 to 1868. Career [ edit ]
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Francis Seymour, GCB, GCH, PC (17 September 1787 – 20 January 1870) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, Seymour commanded the third-rate HMS Northumberland under Admiral Sir John Duckworth at the Battle of San Domingo during the Napoleonic Wars.