HMS Sandfly

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

HMS Sandfly (1794) was a 4-gun Musquito-class floating battery launched in 1794. She was broken up in 1803.
HMS Sandfly (1855) was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1855. She was sold for scrap in 1867.
HMS Sandfly (1863) was a two-gun paddle gunboat. She was formerly Tasmanian Maid and was purchased by the New Zealand colonial government for use in the New Zealand Wars in 1863. Wrecked on Kawarau Reef, New Plymouth, 1868.
HMS Sandfly (1872) was a one-gun survey schooner launched in 1872. She was broken up in 1883.
HMS Sandfly (1887) was a Grasshopper-class torpedo gunboat launched in 1887. She was sold in 1905.
HMS Sandfly (1906) was a coastal destroyer launched in 1906. She was renamed TB-4 later in 1906 and sold in 1920.
HMS Sandfly (1911) was an Acheron-class destroyer launched in 1911. She was sold in 1921.

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scorpion after the carnivorous arthropod, or the scorpion, a ballistic weapon in use in the Roman army:

Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.

Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bulldog, after the bulldog, with an eighth announced:

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fury, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:

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

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:

Eight ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Badger, after the Eurasian badger:

Fifteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ferret, after the domestic mammal, the Ferret:

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :

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

Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river".

Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:

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

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:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Teazer :

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

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swinger:

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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