A number of ships of the Royal Navy were named ''Barbadoes'' or ''Barbados'', after the island of
Barbados
Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...
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* , a 14-gun sloop in service 1757–63
* , a 14-gun brig-sloop in service 1778–80
* , a 14-gun sloop in service 1782–84
* , a
fifth-rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a fifth rate was the second-smallest class of warships in a hierarchical system of six " ratings" based on size and firepower.
Rating
The rating system in the Royal N ...
frigate, formerly the French privateer ''Braave''
* was a 16-gun vessel, the American ''Herald'', captured in 1813. She was paid-off in May 1816 and became a powder ship in Jamaica that was later wrecked with her remains being sold.
* , a Colony-class frigate
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Royal Navy ship names