Nine 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 named HMS ''Linnet'' after the
linnet
The common linnet (''Linaria cannabina'') is a small passerine bird of the finch family, Fringillidae. It derives its common name and the scientific name, ''Linaria'', from its fondness for hemp seeds and flax seeds—flax being the English na ...
, a bird of the
finch
The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where the ...
family:
* was a 14-gun
brig
A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square rig, square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the l ...
, originally named ''Speedwell'', which the French ship ''Gloire'' captured off
Madeira
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in 1813. She became the American privateer ''Bunkers Hill''.
''Pomone'' and recaptured her on 4 March 1814 but she was not taken back into Royal Navy service.
* was a 16-gun brig that operated on the Canadian Lakes.
* was a
survey cutter
Cutter may refer to:
Tools
* Bolt cutter
* Box cutter
* Cigar cutter
* Cookie cutter
* Cutter (hydraulic rescue tool)
* Glass cutter
* Meat cutter
* Milling cutter
* Paper cutter
* Pizza cutter
* Side cutter
People
* Cutter (surname)
* Cutt ...
launched in 1817 and sold in 1833 for breaking up.
* was an 8-gun brig launched in 1835 and sold in 1866.
* was a
steam powered
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be trans ...
gunboat launched in 1860 and broken up in 1872.
* was a composite screw gunvessel launched in 1880. After she was sold in 1904, the ship was converted to a
salvage vessel.
* HMS ''Linnet'' was a tender originally named ''Napier of Magdala''. She was renamed ''Hasty'' in 1913 and sold in 1920.
* was a
destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...
, originally planned as HMS ''Havock''. She was launched in 1913 and sold in 1921.
* was a launched in 1938 and broken up in 1964.
See also
*
Linnet (disambiguation)
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Citations
References
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Royal Navy ship names