Three ships of the British
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...
have been named HMS ''Napier'', in honor of Admiral
Charles Napier.
* The first ''Napier'' was a 445-ton iron river
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-ste ...
built at
Bombay Dockyard, launched 11 September 1844, and in the records until 1858.
* The second was an launched in 1916 and sold in 1921.
* The third was an launched in 1940 and loaned to the
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...
during
World War II
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. She was broken up in 1956.
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Royal Navy ship names