HMS Snipe

Last updated December 08, 2021

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

HMS Snipe (1801) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and broken up in 1846.
HMS Snipe (1828) was a cutter launched in 1828 and broken up in 1860.
HMS Snipe (1860) was a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and broken up in 1868.
HMS Snipe (1874) was a Coastguard vessel launched in 1874 which foundered in 1914.
HMS Snipe (1898) was a river gunboat launched in 1898 and sold in 1919
HMS Snipe (U20) was a Black Swan-class sloop launched in 1945 and scrapped in 1960

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HMS Snipe was a gun-brig and the first Royal Navy ship to bear the name Snipe. Her grounding in 1807 inspired the invention of the Manby Mortar, an important development in maritime lifesaving equipment.

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