HMS Ambuscade
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Seven British Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Ambuscade:
- Ambuscade was a fifth-rate launched in 1773, captured by the French in 1778 and recaptured by the British in 1803., She was broken up in 1810.
- Ambuscade was a French fifth-rate called Embuscade which was captured by the Royal Navy in 1798. She was broken up in 1813.
- Ambuscade was a French fifth-rate called Pomone which was captured by the Royal Navy in 1811. She was broken up in 1812.
- Ambuscade was originally laid down in 1830 as a fifth-rate called Amphion but renamed in 1831 and finally launched in 1846 as a steam-powered frigate.
- Ambuscade, launched in 1913, was an Acasta-class destroyer that served in World War I and was scrapped in 1921.
- Ambuscade (D38), launched in 1926, was a prototype destroyer which served in the World War II and sold for scrap in 1946.
- Ambuscade (F172) was a Type 21 frigate launched in 1973 that fought in the Falklands War. In 1993 she was sold to Pakistan and renamed Tariq.