Five 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 ''Mariner'':
* The first , launched in 1801, was a 12-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 ...
, sold in 1814.
* The second , launched in 1846, was a 16-gun brig, sold in 1865.
* The third ''Mariner'', launched in 1844 as was a 26-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 ...
, renamed ''Mariner'' in 1878, and renamed ''Atalanta'' in 1878. She foundered in the Atlantic in 1880.
* The fourth , launched in 1884, was a composite screw
sloop, sold in 1929.
* The fifth , launched in 1944, was an . She was transferred to the
Burmese Navy
The Myanmar Navy (; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. With 19,000 active personnel, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counter-insurgency operat ...
in 1958 and renamed ''Yan Myo Aung''.
References
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Royal Navy ship names