HMS Gleaner

Last updated December 26, 2021

HMS Gleaner or HMSML Gleaner has been the name of more than one ship of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, and may refer to:

HMS Gleaner (1809), a mercantile ketch launched in 1802, hired in 1808, purchased in 1809, and lost in 1814
HMS Gulnare (1833), a gunvessel launched in 1833, renamed HMS Gleaner in 1838, and scrapped in 1849
HMS Gleaner (1854), a gunboat launched in 1854 and sold in 1868
HMS Gleaner (1890), a torpedo gunboat launched in 1890 and sold in 1905
HMS Gleaner (1906), a tender acquired in 1906 and sold in 1921
HMS Gleaner (J83), a survey vessel launched in 1937, converted into a minesweeper in 1939, and sold in 1950
HMSML Gleaner (H86), a survey motor launch in commission from 1983 to 2018

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