HMS Scimitar
# HMS Scimitar

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scimitar, after the scimitar, a curved sword:

* HMS Scimitar (H21) was an S-class destroyer launched in 1918 and sold in 1947.
* HMS Scimitar (P271) was a Scimitar-class fast training boat launched in 1969 and sold in 1983.
* HMS Scimitar (P284) is a Scimitar-class patrol vessel, formerly MV Grey Fox. She entered service in 1993, was transferred to the Royal Navy in 2002 and renamed Scimitar, and as of 9 March 2022 is decommissioned, no longer in service and up for disposal.

## Battle honours

Ships named Scimitar have earned the following battle honours:

* Dunkirk 1940
* Atlantic 1940-42, 1944
* Arctic 1942
* English Channel 1943-44
