HMS Penguin
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird
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was a 20-gun post ship
. She was originally launched in 1731 as Dolphine, then renamed Firebrand, and finally renamed Penguin in 1757. The French captured her in 1760. was an 8-gun sloop
building in 1772. She was not completed and was broken up in 1775. was a 16-gun sloop
. She was originally Dutch and was captured in 1795 by off the coast of Ireland. She was sold in 1809. was an 18-gun Cruizer-class
brig-sloop launched in 1813. The American brig captured her in 1815 off Tristan da Cunha
and afterwards scuttled her as Penguin was so damaged as to be of no value as a prize. was a 6-gun packet brig
laid down in 1838. In 1858 she became a coastguard watchvessel. She was renamed WV.31 in 1863 and sold in 1873. was a Philomel-class
gunvessel laid down in 1860. She was sold in 1870 for scrap. was an Osprey-class
sloop
launched in 1876. In 1890 she became a survey ship and in 1908 a depot ship. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1913 and sold in 1924. She became a crane hulk and was burnt in 1960.
that have borne the same name
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 Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird
Penguin
Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...
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was a 20-gun post ship
Post ship
Post ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the Age of Sail to describe a ship of the sixth-rate that was smaller than a frigate , but by virtue of being a rated ship , had to have as its captain a post captain rather than a lieutenant or commander...
. She was originally launched in 1731 as Dolphine, then renamed Firebrand, and finally renamed Penguin in 1757. The French captured her in 1760. was an 8-gun sloop
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...
building in 1772. She was not completed and was broken up in 1775. was a 16-gun sloop
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...
. She was originally Dutch and was captured in 1795 by off the coast of Ireland. She was sold in 1809. was an 18-gun 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. The American brig captured her in 1815 off Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha
Tristan da Cunha is a remote volcanic group of islands in the south Atlantic Ocean and the main island of that group. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying from the nearest land, South Africa, and from South America...
and afterwards scuttled her as Penguin was so damaged as to be of no value as a prize. was a 6-gun packet brig
Brig
A 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...
laid down in 1838. In 1858 she became a coastguard watchvessel. She was renamed WV.31 in 1863 and sold in 1873. was a Philomel-class
Philomel class gunvessel
The Philomel-class gunvessel was a class of wooden-hulled screw-driven second-class gunvessels built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867, of which 26 were ordered but only 20 completed. They had a mixed history, with some serving for as little as 5 years, and others surviving into the 1880s...
gunvessel laid down in 1860. She was sold in 1870 for scrap. was an Osprey-class
Osprey class sloop
The Osprey class was a Royal Navy class of screw-driven sloops built between 1874 and 1877. Nine additional ships were built to a revised design, the . They were the first class of ship in the Royal Navy to use glass scuttles.-Design:...
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....
launched in 1876. In 1890 she became a survey ship and in 1908 a depot ship. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1913 and sold in 1924. She became a crane hulk and was burnt in 1960.
See also
, for ships and shore facilities of the Royal Australian NavyRoyal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
that have borne the same name