HMS Peterel

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:

HMS Peterel (1777) (ex-Duchess of Manchester) was a survey sloop, purchased in 1777 and sold in 1788.
HMS Peterel (1794) (also known as Peterell) was a 24-gun sloop launched in 1794. In 1798 she was captured by four Spanish frigates off Minorca, but was recaptured the next day by HMS Argo. She was sold in 1827.
HMS Peterel (1838) was a 6-gun packet brig-sloop launched in 1838 and sold off in 1862.
HMS Peterel (1860) was a wooden screw Rosario-class sloop launched in 1860 and sold off in 1901.
HMS Peterel (1899) was a Spiteful-class destroyer launched in 1899 and sold off in 1919.
HMS Peterel (1927) was a river gunboat launched in 1927 and sunk in 1941.
HMS Peterel (P262) was a Bird-class patrol vessel launched in 1976 and sold in 1991.

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References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

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