HMS Walrus
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Walrus after the marine mammal:
- HMS Walrus was a W class destroyer launched in 1917. She ran aground in 1938, was refloated and then broken up.
- HMS Walrus was an aircraft transporter launched in 1945 and renamed HMS Skua in 1953. She was sold into mercantile service in 1962.
- HMS Walrus was a Porpoise class submarine launched in 1959, sold in 1987 and scrapped in 1991.
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