Melville - Ships

Ships

  • HMS Melville, three ships of the Royal Navy
  • USS Melville, two ships named in honor of George W. Melville
  • HMAS Melville, a ship and a shore establishment of the Royal Australian Navy
  • R/V Melville, an oceanographic research vessel

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