HMS Bramble
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Bramble. An eighth was planned but never completed:
was a 14-gun ship, formerly an Ostend privateer
. She was captured in 1656, converted to a fireship in 1665 and expended against the Dutch in 1667. was a 10-gun schooner
launched in 1808 and sold in 1815. was a 10-gun cutter launched in 1822. She was converted to a survey vessel
in 1842, lent to the Colonial Department
in 1853 as a diving-bell vessel, and sold in 1876.
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 borne the name HMS Bramble. An eighth was planned but never completed:
was a 14-gun ship, formerly an Ostend privateer
Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...
. She was captured in 1656, converted to a fireship in 1665 and expended against the Dutch in 1667. was a 10-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 in 1808 and sold in 1815. was a 10-gun cutter launched in 1822. She was converted to a survey vessel
Survey vessel
A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is used for mapping. It is a type of research vessel.-Role:The task of survey vessels is to map the bottom, benthic zone, full water column, and surface for the purpose of:* hydrography* general oceanography...
in 1842, lent to the Colonial Department
Colonial Office
Colonial Office is the government agency which serves to oversee and supervise their colony* Colonial Office - The British Government department* Office of Insular Affairs - the American government agency* Reichskolonialamt - the German Colonial Office...
in 1853 as a diving-bell vessel, and sold in 1876.
- HMS Bramble was to have been a Britomart-class wooden screw gunboatGunboatA gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
laid down in 1861 and cancelled in 1863. was a Bramble-class gunboat launched in 1886. She was renamed HMS Cockatrice in 1896 and was sold in 1906. was a later Bramble-class gunboat launched in 1898 and sold in 1920. was an Halcyon-classHalcyon class minesweeperThe Halcyon class was a class of 21 oil-fired minesweepers built for the British Royal Navy between 1933 and 1939...
minesweeperMinesweeper (ship)A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...
launched in 1938 and sunk by German ships in 1942 in the Battle of the Barents SeaBattle of the Barents SeaThe Battle of the Barents Sea took place on 31 December 1942 between German surface raiders and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR. The action took place in the Barents Sea north of North Cape, Norway...
. was an Algerine-classAlgerine class minesweeperThe Algerine-class was a class of minesweepers of the Royal Navy and the Commonwealth. 110 ships of the class were launched between 1942 and 1944 and served in World War II....
minesweeper launched in 1945 and scrapped in 1961.