HMS Artois

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Artois. The name entered the navy with the capture of the French frigate Artois:

• HMS Artois (1780) was a 40-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1780 and sold in 1786.
• HMS Artois (1794) was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1794 and wrecked in 1797.

References

• 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. OCLC 67375475.