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The current HMS Campbeltown, which is about to be decommissioned, bears the name of a vessel deliberately blown up in an attempt to destroy a dry dock in occupied France in 1942.
BBC: HMS Campbeltown
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The name of the vessel?
FORBES: "Who Is This Guy"
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Washington's request was met by a chorus of protest, particularly from Greek ship owners who claim that America needs to know only who is in day-to-day control of a vessel, not the name of the beneficial owner.
ECONOMIST: In peril on the sea
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The ship, which led the UK's naval forces during the invasion of Iraq, is the fifth vessel to carry the name - the first saw battle in 1588 against the Spanish Armada.
BBC: HMS Ark Royal sold for scrap by Ministry of Defence