Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
have been named HMS ''Clyde'' after the
River Clyde
The River Clyde (, ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland. It is the eighth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second longest in Scotland after the River Tay. It runs through the city of Glasgow. Th ...
that runs through the city of
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
,
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. For His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see
HMNB Clyde
His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS ''Neptune''), primarily sited at Faslane on the Gare Loch, is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth). It ...
.
* was a 38-gun
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 ...
launched in 1796 and sold in 1814.
* was a 4-gun tender purchased in 1805 and sold in 1826.
* was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1828. She became a drill ship for the
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original ...
in 1870, and was sold in 1904.
* was a wooden screw
gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
History Pre-steam ...
launched in 1859, used a
survey vessel
A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is used for underwater surveys, usually to collect data for mapping or planning underwater construction or mineral extraction. It is a type of research vessel, and may be designed for the pu ...
from 1872 and sold in 1875.
* was a paddle vessel launched in 1900 and wrecked in 1951.
* HMS ''Clyde'' was an screw sloop launched as in 1876, converted to a base ship and renamed HMS ''Clyde'' in 1904, renamed HMS ''Columbine'' in 1912 and sold in 1920.
* was a launched in 1934 and sold in 1946.
* HMS ''Clyde'' was a coastal
minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
launched in 1953 as . She was renamed HMS ''Clyde'' between 1954 and 1961.
* HMS ''Clyde'' was a Ton-class coastal minesweeper launched in 1953 as , renamed HMS ''Clyde'' in 1960 and broken up in 1971.
* was a modified launched in 2006, and decommissioned in 2020 to be transferred to the
Royal Bahrain Naval Force
The Royal Bahrain Naval Force (, abbreviated RBNF), also called the Royal Bahraini Navy,Royal Navy ship names