HMS Fly
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Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Fly:
was a six-gun sloop
, built in 1648 and last listed in 1652. was a six-gun dogger
captured from the Dutch in 1672 and wrecked in 1673. was a six-gun advice boat built in 1694 and wrecked in 1695. was a four-gun ketch
built in 1696 and sold in 1712. was a 12-gun sloop launched in 1732 and broken up in 1750. was an eight-gun sloop launched in 1752 and sold in 1772. was a cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1771. was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1776 and foundered off the Newfoundland coast in 1801 or 1802. was a 14-gun cutter purchased in 1778 and captured by the French in 1781. was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1779 and in service until 1782. was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1793 and wrecked on 2 March 1805 on the Carysfort Reef
in the Gulf of Florida; her crew were saved. was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1805. Due to the pilot's error of judgment she wrecked on 2 February 1812 on the Knobber Reef, a narrow spit of sand and large boulders that extends 4.4 miles from the eastern end of Anholt Island
. Boats from the Baltic Fleet rescued her crew. was a Cruizer-class
brig-sloop launched in 1813 and sold in 1828. was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1831. She was converted into a coal hulk in 1855, after which she was renamed C2 and then C70. She was broken up in 1903. was a wooden Albacore-class screw gunboat
launched in 1856 and broken up in 1862. was a launched in 1867 and sold in 1887. was an Algerine-class
minesweeper
launched in 1942. She was sold to Iran
in 1949, being renamed Palang. She was paid off in 1966 and stricken from the navy list in 1972. She sank, and was then broken up.
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 Fly:
was a six-gun sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
, built in 1648 and last listed in 1652. was a six-gun dogger
Dogger (boat)
The dogger was a form of fishing boat, developed during the seventeenth century, that commonly operated in the North Sea. The dogger takes its name from the Dutch word dogger, meaning a fishing vessel operating a trawl...
captured from the Dutch in 1672 and wrecked in 1673. was a six-gun advice boat built in 1694 and wrecked in 1695. was a four-gun ketch
Ketch
A ketch is a sailing craft with two masts: a main mast, and a shorter mizzen mast abaft of the main mast, but forward of the rudder post. Both masts are rigged mainly fore-and-aft. From one to three jibs may be carried forward of the main mast when going to windward...
built in 1696 and sold in 1712. was a 12-gun sloop launched in 1732 and broken up in 1750. was an eight-gun sloop launched in 1752 and sold in 1772. was a cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1771. was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1776 and foundered off the Newfoundland coast in 1801 or 1802. was a 14-gun cutter purchased in 1778 and captured by the French in 1781. was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1779 and in service until 1782. was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1793 and wrecked on 2 March 1805 on the Carysfort Reef
Carysfort Reef Light
Carysfort Reef Light is located approximately six nautical miles east of Key Largo, Florida. The lighthouse has an iron screw-pile foundation with a platform, and a skeletal octagonal pyramidal tower, which is painted red. The light is 100 feet above the water. The original lens was a first order...
in the Gulf of Florida; her crew were saved. was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1805. Due to the pilot's error of judgment she wrecked on 2 February 1812 on the Knobber Reef, a narrow spit of sand and large boulders that extends 4.4 miles from the eastern end of Anholt Island
Anholt (Denmark)
Anholt is a Danish island in the Kattegat, midway between Jutland and Sweden, with 171 permanent residents as of 1 January 2010. It is seven miles long and about four miles wide at its widest and covers an area of 21,75 km². Anholt is part of Norddjurs municipality in Region Midtjylland...
. Boats from the Baltic Fleet rescued her crew. was a Cruizer-class
Cruizer class brig-sloop
The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
brig-sloop launched in 1813 and sold in 1828. was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1831. She was converted into a coal hulk in 1855, after which she was renamed C2 and then C70. She was broken up in 1903. was a wooden Albacore-class screw gunboat
Gunboat
A 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 1856 and broken up in 1862. was a launched in 1867 and sold in 1887. was an Algerine-class
Algerine class minesweeper
The 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
Minesweeper (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 1942. She was sold to Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in 1949, being renamed Palang. She was paid off in 1966 and stricken from the navy list in 1972. She sank, and was then broken up.