HMS Variable

Last updated November 06, 2021

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Variable:

HMS Variable (1808) was a 12-gun sloop/schooner, previously the civilian ship Redbridge. She was purchased in 1808, and removed from the Navy List in 1814.
HMS Variable (1814) was a 14-gun schooner, previously the civilian ship Edward. She was purchased in 1814 and broken up in 1817.
HMS Variable (1827) was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1827. She was renamed HMS Pigeon and converted to a 6-gun packet brig in 1829 and was ordered to be sold in 1847.

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