Nine ships of the Royal Navy

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 Zephyr after the Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind:
, originally HMS Martin, was captured by the French Navy in 1756. She was recaptured in 1757 and renamed to Zephyr.
, launched in 1779, she was a 14-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....

. She was renamed Navy Transport in 1782, and then Dispatch in 1783 before being sold in 1798.
, launched in 1795, she was a 10-gun fireship. She was sold in 1808.
, launched in 1809, she was a 16-gun brig-sloop. She was sold in 1818 for breaking up.
, launched in 1823, she was a Cherokee-class

Cherokee class brig-sloop

The 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...

 6-gun packet-brig. She was sold in 1836.
, transferred into service in 1837, she was a 3-gun wooden paddle picket. She was sold in 1865 for breaking up.
, launched in 1873, she was a 4-gun composite screw gunboat. She was sold in 1889 to become a salvage vessel. She was broken up in 1929.
, launched in 1895, she was a Fervent-class

Fervent class destroyer

Two Fervent class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. and were designed and built by Hanna Donald in 1895. The ships displaced 275 tons and were 200 feet long. Their Locomotive boilers generated 3,850 hp which produced a top speed of between 26 and 27 knots...

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

. She was sold in 1920.
, launched in 1943, she was a Z-class

W and Z class destroyer

The W and Z class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1943–1944. They were constructed as two flotillas, with names beginning with "W-" and "Z-", respectively, although, like the preceding U and V class, two of the flotilla leaders were named after historical naval...

 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

. She was broken up in 1958.

Battle honours

• Quebec 1759
• Martinque 1762
• Copenhagen 1801
• Baltic 1854
• Arctic 1945