HMS Bermuda
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Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy
have been named HMS Bermuda, after the island of Bermuda
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was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1795, and foundered the following year. was an 18-gun sloop-of-war
launched in 1805 and wrecked 1808. was a 10-gun brig-sloop launched 1808 and wrecked 1816, built by John Pelham of Frindsbury
. was a pilot boat
acquired in 1813 and broken up 1841. was a schooner
purchased 1819 and foundered 1821. was a 3-gun schooner
launched 1848 and wrecked 1855. was a Floating Dock, towed to the Bermuda Dockyard
in 1869 by , and Terrible. was a cruiser
launched 1941 and broken up 1965.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Bermuda, after the island of Bermuda
Bermuda
Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...
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was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1795, and foundered the following year. was an 18-gun sloop-of-war
Sloop-of-war
In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
launched in 1805 and wrecked 1808. was a 10-gun brig-sloop launched 1808 and wrecked 1816, built by John Pelham of Frindsbury
Shipbuilding in Frindsbury, Kent
Frindsbury TQ744697 is a parish on the River Medway, on the opposite bank to Chatham Dockyard in Kent, England. It was a centre of ship building before 1820, building at least six 74 gun third rate, ships of the line and many smaller vessels. From 1820, until recent times, the ship yards built...
. was a pilot boat
Pilot boat
A Pilot Boat is a type of boat used to transport pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.-History:The origins of the word pilot probably disseminates from the Latin word pilota, a variation of pedota, the plural of pēdón which translates as oar...
acquired in 1813 and broken up 1841. was a schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
purchased 1819 and foundered 1821. was a 3-gun schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
launched 1848 and wrecked 1855. was a Floating Dock, towed to the Bermuda Dockyard
Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda
HMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Bermuda 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...
in 1869 by , and Terrible. was a cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
launched 1941 and broken up 1965.
See also
- History of the Royal Navy in BermudaRoyal Naval Dockyard, BermudaHMD Bermuda was the principal base of the Royal Navy in the Western Atlantic between American independence and the Cold War. Bermuda 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...