HMS Blackfly

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At least two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blackfly:

HM Gunboat Blackfly, a Fly-class gunboat built in 1916. She sank after colliding with a bridge in Baghdad on 16 May 1923 while loaned to the Air Ministry.
HMS Blackfly (FY 117), an anti-submarine trawler, requisitioned in 1939. She was sold in July 1946.

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