HMS Lucifer

Last updated February 24, 2022

Six ships of the Royal Navy were named Lucifer:-

HMS Lucifer (1778), an 8-gun fireship purchased in frame at Rotherhithe, later renamed HMS Avenger, sold at New York City in 1783; sailed to London, and in 1784 became the mercantile Flora
HMS Lucifer (1781), a fireship, mercantile Elizabeth, sold at Deptford in 1784
HMS Lucifer (1803), an 8-gun bomb vessel, was built as Spring at Whitby in 1800 and sold to the Royal Navy shortly thereafter.^[1] The Royal Navy sold her in 1811.^[2]
HMS Lucifer (1837), a paddle gunvessel
HMS Lucifer (1913), a Laforey-class destroyer
HMS Lucifer (1856), a steamship

Citations and references

Citations

↑ Weatherill (1908), p. 102.
↑ Winfield (2008), p. 375.

References

Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.
Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1844157006.
Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.

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[FOOTNOTEWeatherill1908102-1] Weatherill (1908), p. 102.

[FOOTNOTEWinfield2008375-2] Winfield (2008), p. 375.

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