HMS Calpe

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calpe, named after an ancient name for the Rock of Gibraltar or Mons Calpe.

HMS Calpe, 14-gun sloop, formerly the Spanish San Josef, captured in 1800 and sold in 1802
HMS Calpe, Type II Hunt class destroyer launched in 1941, transferred to the Royal Danish Navy in 1952 as the Rolfe Krake, and sold for scrapping in 1966
HMS Calpe, Headquarters of the Royal Naval Reserve at Gibraltar until 1993

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