HMS Bonaventure

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned:

• English ship Bonaventure (1489) was a warship built in 1489, and gone by 1509.
• English ship Bonaventure (1551), also known as Edward Bonaventure, was a ship built in 1551 and wrecked in 1556.
• English ship Bonaventure (1567), also known as Elizabeth Bonaventure, was a 47-gun ship purchased in 1567 and in service in 1599.
• English ship Bonaventure (1621) was a 32-gun ship launched in 1621 and lost in action in 1653.
• HMS Bonaventure (1660) was a 42-gun ship, launched in 1650 as President. She was renamed HMS Bonaventure in 1660, was rebuilt in 1666 and broken up for a rebuild in 1711. She was relaunched in 1711 as a 50-gun fourth rate. She was renamed HMS Argyll in 1715, was rebuilt in 1722 and was sunk as a breakwater in 1748.
• HMS Bonaventure (1892) was an Astraea-class second-class cruiser launched in 1892. She was a used as a submarine depot ship from 1910 and was broken up in 1920.
• HMS Bonaventure (31) was a Dido-class light cruiser launched in 1939 and sunk in 1941.
• HMS Bonaventure (F139) was an ‘X’ craft midget submarine depot ship launched in 1942 and sold in 1948.