HMS Plover
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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover
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was a 26-gun ship, previously the Dutch Morgen Star. She was captured in 1652 and either sunk in action in 1653 or sold in 1657. was a 18-gun sloop
launched in 1796 and sold in 1819. was a 10-gun Cherokee-class
brig-sloop launched in 1821 and sold in 1841. was a survey cutter, previously the civilian Bentinck. She was purchased in 1842 and sold in 1854. See Lt. William Hulme Hooper
. was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat
launched in 1855 and sunk in 1859. was a Philomel-class
gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold into civilian service in 1865, being renamed Hawk. was a wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1867 and sold for breaking up in 1885. was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1888. She was used as a boom defence vessel from 1904 and was sold in 1927. was an M-class
destroyer
launched in 1916 and sold in 1921. was a minelayer
launched in 1937 and sold in 1969.
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 Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover
Plover
Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...
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was a 26-gun ship, previously the Dutch Morgen Star. She was captured in 1652 and either sunk in action in 1653 or sold in 1657. was a 18-gun 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 1796 and sold in 1819. was a 10-gun Cherokee-class
Cherokee class brig-sloop
The Cherokee class was a 10-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops are sloops-of-war with two masts rather than the three masts of ship-sloops...
brig-sloop launched in 1821 and sold in 1841. was a survey cutter, previously the civilian Bentinck. She was purchased in 1842 and sold in 1854. See Lt. William Hulme Hooper
William Hulme Hooper
Lt. William Hulme Hooper served on the HMS Plover under Commander T.E.L. Moore, which sailed out of Plymouth, England in 1848 on a mission to find the lost remains of John Franklin's Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845...
. was an Albacore-class wooden screw 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 1855 and sunk in 1859. was a Philomel-class
Philomel class gunvessel
The Philomel-class gunvessel was a class of wooden-hulled screw-driven second-class gunvessels built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867, of which 26 were ordered but only 20 completed. They had a mixed history, with some serving for as little as 5 years, and others surviving into the 1880s...
gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold into civilian service in 1865, being renamed Hawk. was a wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1867 and sold for breaking up in 1885. was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1888. She was used as a boom defence vessel from 1904 and was sold in 1927. was an M-class
Admiralty M class destroyer
The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 85 destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I...
destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1916 and sold in 1921. was a minelayer
Minelayer
Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...
launched in 1937 and sold in 1969.
- HMS PloverBRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36)The BRP Apolinario Mabini is one of the three Jacinto class of corvettes, and are considered as one of the most modern ships in the Philippine Navy. She was originally called HMS Plover during her service with the Royal Navy...
was a Peacock-classPeacock class patrol vesselThe Peacock Class is a class of patrol corvette built for the Royal Navy. Only five were ever constructed, and by 1997 all had been sold to the Irish Naval Service or the Philippine Navy.-Original use:...
patrol vessel launched in 1983. She was sold to the Philippine NavyPhilippine NavyThe Philippine Navy is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, literally, "Sea Force of the Philippines"....
in 1997 and re-designated the Jacinto-classJacinto class corvetteThe Jacinto class is a ship class of three patrol corvettes currently in service with the Philippine Navy. The ships formerly served in the Royal Navy's Hong Kong Squadron as Peacock class patrol vessels until 1997....
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...
BRP Apolinario MabiniBRP Apolinario Mabini (PS-36)The BRP Apolinario Mabini is one of the three Jacinto class of corvettes, and are considered as one of the most modern ships in the Philippine Navy. She was originally called HMS Plover during her service with the Royal Navy...
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