HMS Moorhen

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Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Moorhen, after the moorhen, a water bird:

HMS Moorhen (1875) was a Forester-class composite screw gunboat launched in 1875 and sold in 1888.
HMS Moorhen was a composite paddle vessel launched in 1880 as HMS Niger. She was renamed HMS Cockatrice in 1881, and HMS Moorhen in 1896. She was sold in 1899.
HMS Moorhen (1901) was a river gunboat launched in 1901 and sold in 1933.

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Niger after the Niger River, whilst another was planned.

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling:

Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:

Nine ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Caroline:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cockatrice after the legendary creature:

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melita, named after the island of Malta:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rattler:

Fourteen ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Merlin, after Merlin, the wizard in Arthurian legend :

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Satellite:

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

Four ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Forward:

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover:

Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Goshawk, after the bird of prey, the goshawk. A sixth ship was renamed before being launched:

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:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cockchafer after the insect, the cockchafer:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Banterer:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mallard, after the species of duck, the Mallard:

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