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 ''Minstrel'' after the medieval European entertainer

Minstrel A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. The term originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist enter ...

: * launched in 1807 and sold in 1817 * a launched in 1865 * an launched in 1911 * an launched in 1944, she was sold to Thailand in 1947 and renamed ''Phosampton''. Preserved as a museum ship * a launched as ''M.I'' in 1939, renamed ''Miner I'' in 1942 and ''Minstrel'' in 1962. She was sold in 1967

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