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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Two British ships have been named Sir Sidney Smith (or Sidney Smith, or Sir Sydney Smith) , after Admiral Sidney Smith:
Britannia may refer to any one of a large number of ships:
Many vessels have been named Minerva for the mythological figure Minerva:
A number of ships have been named Friendship:
Governor Simcoe was a merchant schooner launched in 1793. The Provincial Marine acquired her in 1813 and renamed her after the British naval officer Sir Sidney Smith. She saw service on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812. The Royal Navy acquired her in 1814 and renamed her HMS Magnet. A few months later her captain had to blow her up to prevent the Americans from capturing the vessel.
Sir Sidney Smith was a French vessel taken in prize in 1799. She served the Royal Navy for two years during the French Revolutionary Wars as a hired armed schooner. She then became a merchantman, sailing to the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and the West Indies. She was last listed in 1814.
The Dutch frigate Alliantie was launched in 1788 in Amsterdam. HMS Stag captured her in 1795 and the British Royal Navy took her into service as HMS Alliance. The Admiralty converted her to a storeship shortly after her capture and fitting. She participated in the siege of Acre in 1799 with the result that her crew qualified for the Naval General Service Medal issued in 1847. She was sold in 1802.
Many ships have borne the name Isabella:
Several ships have been named Princess Amelia:
A number of sailing ships have been named Queen Charlotte.
Several vessels have been named Harriet, or Harriot:
Several vessels have borne the name Kitty, a diminutive for the name "Catherine", and a name in its own right:
Several ships have been named Jane:
Numerous vessels have borne the name Active :
Several vessels have been named Recovery:
Several ships have been named Bellona or Bellone for the Roman goddess Bellona:
Several vessels have been named Amphititre for Amphitrite, the sea goddess of Greek mythology:
Several vessels have been named Nile either for the Battle of the Nile, or for the Nile river:
Several vessels have been named Leander for one the protagonists in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology.
Several vessels have been named Tartar:
Several ships have been named Thetis for Thetis: