HMS Briton
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The following ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Briton:
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have been named HMS Briton:
- HMS Briton (1812), a fifth rate 38 launched at ChathamChatham DockyardChatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
11 April 1812, convict ship 1841, target February 1850, and broken up September 1860. 1060 burthen. - HMS Briton (1869), a wooden screw corvetteCorvetteA corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
launched at SheernessSheernessSheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island....
11 June 1869, sold at Bombay 1887. 1,331 burthen, 1,860 tons. - HMS Brilliant (1860), a fifth rate 36 launched at Deptford 28 December 1814, training ship 1859, renamed HMS Briton 8 November 1889, sold 12 May 1908. 964 burthen.
- HMS Calypso (1883)HMS Calypso (1883)HMS Calypso was a corvette of the Royal Navy and the name ship of her class. Built for distant cruising in the heyday of the British Empire, she served as a warship and training vessel until 1922, when she was sold.As originally classified as a screw corvette, Calypso was one of the Royal Navy’s...
, a steam and sail corvetteCorvetteA corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
launched at ChathamChatham DockyardChatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
7 June 1883, took the name HMS Briton 15 February 1916, sold 7 April 1922. Hull still extant.