HMS Britomart
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Britomart, after the Britomartis
of Greek mythology
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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 Britomart, after the Britomartis
Britomartis
Britomartis , was the Minoan goddess of mountains and hunting. She is among the Minoan goddess figures that passed through the Mycenaeans' culture into classical Greek mythology, with transformations that are unclear in both transferrals...
of Greek mythology
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
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- HMS Britomart was a 16-gun brig-sloop captured from the Danes in 1807 and commissioned as HMS Glommen. She was renamed HMS Britomart in 1808 and was wrecked in 1809.
- HMS Britomart was a 10-gun Cherokee classCherokee class brig-sloopThe Cherokee class was a 10-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops are sloops-of-war with two masts rather than the three masts of ship-sloops...
brig-sloop launched in 1808 and sold in 1819. - HMS Britomart was another 10-gun Cherokee class brig-sloop, launched in 1820 and sold in 1843.
- HMS Britomart was an 8-gun brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
launched in 1847. She was used as a coastguard vessel from 1857 and was renamed WV25 in 1863. She was broken up by 1874. - HMS Britomart was a wood screw Britomart class 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:...
launched in 1860. She was sold in 1892, and then resold as a mooring hulk, being broken up in 1946. - HMS Britomart was a first class gunboat launched in 1899 and sold in 1920 into civilian service, being renamed Sakuntala.
- HMS BritomartHMS Britomart (J22)HMS Britomart was a of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War and was sunk in 1944 in a friendly fire incident.-Construction and commissioning:...
was a 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 in 1944.