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 ''Ringdove'', another name for the
common wood pigeon:
* was an 18-gun launched in 1806 and sold in 1829.
* was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1833 and broken up in 1850.
* was a wooden screw
gunvessel
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-steam ...
launched in 1856, sold in 1865 and broken up in 1866.
* was a wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1867 and sold in 1882.
* was a composite screw
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-steam ...
launched in 1889. She became a salvage vessel in 1915 and was renamed HMS ''Melita'', and was sold in 1920.
*
HMS ''Ringdove'' was a salvage vessel, launched in 1888 as the composite screw
sloop . She was renamed HMS ''Ringdove'' on her conversion in 1915 and was sold in 1920.
* was a launched in 1938 and sold to the Pakistani government in 1950 as a
pilot vessel.
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Royal Navy ship names