HMS Ready

Last updated September 16, 2021

Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:

HMS Ready (1797) (ex-Minerva) was a 12-gun gunboat launched in 1797 and sold in 1802.
HMS Ready (1856) was a Clown-class gunboat launched in 1856 and broken up in 1864.
HMS Ready (1872) was a 4-gun gunboat launched in 1872, renamed Drudge in 1894 and sold in 1920.
HMS Ready (1915) was a Q-ship purchased in 1915 and renamed Probus in 1916.
HMS Ready (1916) was an M-class destroyer launched in 1916 and scrapped in 1926.
HMS Ready (J223) was an Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1943, sold to Belgium in 1951 and renamed Jan Van Haverbeke, and scrapped in 1961.

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:

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Four ships of the Royal Navy and one shore establishment have borne the name HMS Goldfinch, probably after the bird the European goldfinch:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandfly. A sandfly is an irritating insect found near beaches.

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

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References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: A Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy From the 15th Century to the Present . London: Chatham. p. 333. ISBN 1-93514-907-5.

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