Eight 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 ''Satellite'':
* was a 16-gun
brig-sloop launched in 1806. She foundered in 1810.
* was an 18-gun launched in 1812 and sold in 1824.
* was an 18-gun
sloop launched in 1826 and broken up in 1849.
* was a paddle
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 1840 and listed until 1860.
* was a wooden screw
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloo ...
launched in 1855 and broken up in 1879.
* was a composite screw corvette launched in 1881. She was used as a drill ship for the
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original ...
from 1904 and was sold in 1947.
*
HMS ''Satellite'' was an launched in 1942 as . She was renamed HMS ''Satellite'' on becoming a drill ship in 1947. The name reverted to ''Melita'' in 1951, and she was sold for scrapping in 1959.
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HMS ''Satellite'' was an ''Algerine''-class minesweeper launched in 1943 as . She was renamed HMS ''Satellite'' on becoming a drill ship in 1951, and was sold in 1958.
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Royal Navy ship names