HMS Sheldrake

Last updated December 07, 2021

HMS Sheldrake may refer to one of several Royal Navy ships named after the Sheldrake duck:

HMS Sheldrake (1806) was a Seagull-class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and sold in 1817.
HMS Sheldrake (1825) was a Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1825 and sold in 1855.
HMS Sheldrake (1855) was a gunboat of the Albacore class built by W & H Pitcher in Northfleet and launched in 1855 and sold in 1865 in Montevideo. In 1861 she was deployed in the south atlantic during the Christie crisis with Brazil.
HMS Sheldrake (1889) was a Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat launched in 1889 and sold for breaking in 1907.
HMS Sheldrake (1911) was an Acorn-class destroyer launched in 1911 and sold for breaking up in 1921.
HMS Sheldrake (L06) was a Kingfisher-class sloop launched in 1937 and sold in 1946.

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