HMS Birkenhead

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Birkenhead, after the English town of Birkenhead.


 * The first Birkenhead was an iron-hulled troopship launched in 1845 and notably wrecked in 1852.
 * The second Birkenhead was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1915, in action at Jutland, and sold 1921.