Talk:HMS Roebuck (H95)

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Why was it called Roebuck? --AW 18:42, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

It is a traditional ship name in the Royal Navy, see HMS Roebuck for others. It is named for the male Roe deer, a Roebuck. Emoscopes ^Talk 19:37, 9 May 2007 (UTC)