Seven ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Blazer''. George Spencer -

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, named the first ''Blazer'' after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name. * was a 12-gun

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launched in 1797 that the Swedes took possession of in 1801 but restored to Britain in 1802. She was sold in 1803. * was a 12-gun

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launched in 1804 and sold in 1814. * was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1834, converted to a

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in 1843, and broken up in 1853. * was a mortar vessel launched in 1855, renamed ''MV3'' later that year, and transferred to the

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in 1867. * was an wooden screw gunboat launched in 1856, converted to a

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and renamed ''YC29'' in 1868, and sold in 1877. * was an gunboat launched in 1870, used as a tender from 1904, but reverting to a gunboat in 1914. She was sold in 1919. * is an launched in 1985 and in service as of 2012.

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