HMS Vixen

HMS Vixen was an armoured composite gunboat, the only ship of her class, and the third ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. She was the first Royal Navy vessel to have twin propellers.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Current Island and Bethell’s Island.

Islet
is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands. is situated 2½ km east of HMS Vixen.

Islet
is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands.

Bridge
Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.
is a small bridge in connecting with the mainland in the western parish of Sandys, is reputedly the smallest working drawbridge in the world. is situated 3 km south of HMS Vixen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Somerset Village and Royal Naval Dockyard.

Village
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Somerset is a small, unincorporated in the northwest area of , located in Sandys Parish. It lies in the northern half of .

Village
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HMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. The Imperial fortress colony of had occupied a useful position astride the homeward leg taken by many European vessels from the New World since before its settlement by England in 1609. is situated 5 km northeast of HMS Vixen.

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is one of the nine parishes of . At the southwest of the island chain, it occupies all of the western part of the main island, except for the westernmost tip.

HMS Vixen

Latitude
32.30593° or 32° 18′ 21″ north
Longitude
-64.88563° or 64° 53′ 8″ west
Open location code
874Q8447+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1303547568
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Wiki­data ID
Q5634874
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Satellite Map

Discover HMS Vixen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Persian—“HMS Vixen” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “HMS Vixen”
  • Irish: “HMS Vixen”
  • Papiamento: “HMS Vixen”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس ویکسن (۱۸۶۵)”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس ویکسن”
  • “HMS Vixen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Daniel’s Island and Daniel’s Head Beach Park.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Somerset Primary School and Belfield Beach Estate.

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