Six ships of the
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 called HMS ''Imogen'' or HMS ''Imogene''. A seventh was planned but never built:
* was an 18-gun
sloop, originally the French
privateer
A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in commerce raiding under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign o ...
''Diable-a-Quatre''. She was captured in 1800 and foundered in 1805.
* was a 16-gun
brig-sloop
During the 18th and 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship of the Royal Navy with a single gun deck that carried up to 18 guns. The rating system of the Royal Navy covered all vessels with 20 or more guns; thus, the term encompassed all ...
launched in 1805 and sold in 1817.
* was a 28-gun
sixth rate
In the rating system of the Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a sixth-rate was the designation for small warships mounting between 20 and 28 carriage-mounted guns on a single deck, sometimes with smaller guns on the upper works an ...
, originally named HMS ''Pearl'', but renamed in 1826 and launched in 1831. She was burnt by accident in 1840.
* HMS ''Imogene'' was to have been a wooden screw
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloo ...
, ordered in 1861 but cancelled in 1863.
* was a Coastguard vessel launched in 1864. She was renamed HMS ''Argus'' in 1884 and was sold in 1903.
* was an iron screw
yacht
A yacht () is a sail- or marine propulsion, motor-propelled watercraft made for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally applies to vessels with a cabin intended for overnight use. To be termed a ...
, formerly the ''Jacamar'', built in 1882 by Barclay, Curle & Co, Glasgow. She was purchased in 1882, renamed HMS ''Impey'' in 1919 and was sold later that year.
* was an launched in 1936 and sunk in a collision in 1940.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Imogen
Royal Navy ship names