HMS Harrier
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harrier:
Harrier (1804)
, an 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop
launched in 1804 and lost around March 1809, presumed foundered off the Île de France
.HMS Harrier (1813), an 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop
launched in 1813, sold in 1829HMS Harrier (1831), an 18-gun sloop-of-war
launched in 1831, broken up in 1840
HMS Harrier (1854)
, a 17-gun wood screw sloop-of-war
launched in 1854, broken up in 1866
HMS Harrier (1881)
, a two-gun schooner
launched in 1881, sold in 1888
HMS Harrier (1894)
, a Halcyon class torpedo gunboat launched in 1894, sold in 1920
HMS Harrier (1934), a Halcyon class minesweeper
launched in 1934, sold in 1950
Harrier (1804)
HMS Harrier (1804)
HMS Harrier was a launched in 1804. She took part in several notable actions before she was lost, presumed foundered, in March 1809.-Career:...
, an 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop
Cruizer class brig-sloop
The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
launched in 1804 and lost around March 1809, presumed foundered off the Île de France
Mauritius
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Cruizer class brig-sloop
The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
launched in 1813, sold in 1829
Sloop-of-war
In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
launched in 1831, broken up in 1840
HMS Harrier (1854)
HMS Harrier was a Royal Navy Cruizer-class sloop launched in 1854. She took part in the Crimean War, served on the Australia Station and took part in the New Zealand Wars. She was broken up in 1865-Crimean War:...
, a 17-gun wood screw sloop-of-war
Sloop-of-war
In the 18th and most of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. As the rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above, this meant that the term sloop-of-war actually encompassed all the unrated combat vessels including the...
launched in 1854, broken up in 1866
HMS Harrier (1881)
HMS Harrier was a schooner of the Royal Navy. Built at Cowes, Isle of Wight and launched in 1872. She was bought by the Royal Navy for £2874 and named HMS Harrier....
, a two-gun schooner
Schooner
A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
launched in 1881, sold in 1888
HMS Harrier (1894)
The sixth HMS Harrier was a Dryad-class torpedo gunboat. She was launched at Devonport Dockyard on 20 February 1894, and saw service in the Mediterranean and in fishery protection...
, a Halcyon class torpedo gunboat launched in 1894, sold in 1920
Halcyon class minesweeper
The Halcyon class was a class of 21 oil-fired minesweepers built for the British Royal Navy between 1933 and 1939...
launched in 1934, sold in 1950