RE: Is this a record? And a trivia question.

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Ian R -> RE: Is this a record? And a trivia question. (9/17/2020 12:56:17 PM)
wiki is often wrong, but: quote: The third HMS Black Joke was probably built in Baltimore in 1824, becoming the Brazilian slave ship Henriquetta.[2] The Royal Navy captured her in September 1827 and purchased her into the service. The Navy re-named her Black Joke, after an English song of the same name, and assigned her to the West Africa Squadron (or Preventive Squadron). Her role was to chase down slave ships, and over her five-year career she freed many hundreds of slaves. The Navy deliberately burnt her in May 1832 because her timbers had rotted to the point that she was no longer fit for active service.

Ambassador -> RE: Is this a record? And a trivia question. (9/17/2020 12:59:22 PM)
A typo I guess, it’s in the 1800’s.

Ian R -> RE: Is this a record? And a trivia question. (9/18/2020 3:13:42 AM)
I had a look through the post war histories of other CVEs, and didn't find any with as varied careers or as many rebuilds as HMS Attacker. Many did go through multiple name changes in merchant service, and the record seems to be seven names: USS Croatan (CVE-14) HMS Fencer (D64) SS Sydney SS Roma SS Galaxy Queen SS Lady Dina SS Caribia

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