Seven 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 borne the name HMS ''Peterel'': * (ex-''Duchess of Manchester'') was a survey sloop, purchased in 1777 and sold in 1788. * (also known as ''Peterell'') was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1794. In 1798 she was captured by four Spanish frigates off Minorca, but was recaptured the next day by . She was sold in 1827. * was a 6-gun packet

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 1838 and sold off in 1862. * was a wooden screw sloop launched in 1860 and sold off in 1901. * was a launched in 1899 and sold off in 1919. * was a

river gunboat A river gunboat is a type of gunboat adapted for river operations. River gunboats required shallow draft for river navigation. They would be armed with relatively small caliber cannons, or a mix of cannons and machine guns. If they carried more ...

launched in 1927 and sunk in 1941. * was a launched in 1976 and sold in 1991.

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