HMS Pantaloon
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Two ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Pantaloon:
was a 10-gun brig
purchased in 1831 and broken up in 1852. was a unique 11-gun wooden screw sloop
launched in 1860 and sold in 1867.
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 Pantaloon:
was a 10-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...
purchased in 1831 and broken up in 1852. was a unique 11-gun wooden screw sloop
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 1860 and sold in 1867.