HMS Adder
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Adder, after the snake
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was an 8-gun galley purchased in 1782 and sold in 1787. was a 12-gun gunboat
launched in 1797 and broken up in 1805. was a 12-gun gun-brig
launched in 1805 but captured by French forces the following year having run aground on the French coast. was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1813 and transferred to Coastguard
service in 1826. She was wrecked in 1832. was a cutter launched in 1814 as HMS Seagull. She was renamed HMS Adder in 1817 and remained in service until 1825. was a wooden paddle packet ship
, launched in 1826 as the GPO
ship Crocodile. She was transferred to the Navy in 1837 and was sold in 1870. was a tender transferred from the War Department
in 1905. She was renamed HMS Attentive in 1919, and was sold in 1923.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Adder, after the snake
Vipera berus
Vipera berus, the common European adder or common European viper, is a venomous viper species that is extremely widespread and can be found throughout most of Western Europe and all the way to Far East Asia. Known by a host of common names including Common adder and Common viper, adders have been...
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was an 8-gun galley purchased in 1782 and sold in 1787. was a 12-gun gunboat
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:...
launched in 1797 and broken up in 1805. was a 12-gun gun-brig
Brig
A brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
launched in 1805 but captured by French forces the following year having run aground on the French coast. was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1813 and transferred to Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard is the service of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with co-ordinating air-sea rescue.HM Coastguard is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all civilian maritime Search and Rescue within the UK...
service in 1826. She was wrecked in 1832. was a cutter launched in 1814 as HMS Seagull. She was renamed HMS Adder in 1817 and remained in service until 1825. was a wooden paddle packet ship
Packet ship
A "packet ship" was originally a vessel employed to carry post office mail packets to and from British embassies, colonies and outposts. In sea transport, a packet service is a regular, scheduled service, carrying freight and passengers...
, launched in 1826 as the GPO
General Post Office
General Post Office is the name of the British postal system from 1660 until 1969.General Post Office may also refer to:* General Post Office, Perth* General Post Office, Sydney* General Post Office, Melbourne* General Post Office, Brisbane...
ship Crocodile. She was transferred to the Navy in 1837 and was sold in 1870. was a tender transferred from the War Department
War Department (UK)
The War Department was the United Kingdom government department responsible for the supply of equipment to the armed forces of the United Kingdom and the pursuance of military activity. In 1857 it became the War Office...
in 1905. She was renamed HMS Attentive in 1919, and was sold in 1923.