Eight ships of the
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 ''Teazer'' :
* ''Teazer'' was a gunboat purchased in the West Indies that participated in the capture of Martinique, St Lucia, and Guadeloupe in 1794
* was a 14-gun gunvessel launched in 1794 and sold in 1802.
* was a 6-gun
schooner
A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoo ...
purchased in 1798 for local use off
Honduras. Her fate is unknown.
* was a 12-gun
gun-brig launched in 1804; the French captured her in 1805, but the British recaptured her in 1811 and sold her in 1815.
* was a launched in 1846 and broken up in 1862.
* was a composite gunboat launched in 1868 and broken up in 1887.
* was a launched in 1895 and sold in 1912.
* was an launched in 1917 and sold in 1931.
* was a
T-class destroyer launched in 1943. She was converted to a
Type 16 frigate between 1953 and 1955, and was broken up in 1965.
References
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* Gossett, William Patrick (1986) ''The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900''. (London: Mansell).
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Royal Navy ship names