HMS Herring

Last updated October 17, 2021

At least three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Herring, after the herring, a species of fish:

HMS Herring (1804) was a 4-gun Ballahoo-class schooner launched in 1804 that foundered in July 1813.
HMS Herring (1856) was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1865.
HMS Herring (T 307) was an anti-submarine warfare trawler launched in December 1942 and sunk in April 1943 in a collision with the French merchant vessel Cassard north-east of Blyth.

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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thrasher:

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rapid:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:

Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:

Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hyaena, after the Hyena, a family of carnivorous mammals. Two others were planned but either commissioned under another name or cancelled.

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Mackerel, after the Mackerel, a name given to a number of species of fish:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Grappler:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Staunch:

At least four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Haughty:

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fervent, with a further ship unbuilt:

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