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HMS Grasshopper
Eight vessels and one shore station of the Royal Navy were named HMS ''Grasshopper'', named for the grasshopper, a common type of herbivorous insect. * was a 14-gun sloop-of-war, sloop. She was renamed HMS ''Basilisk'' in 1779 and converted to a fireship; ''Basilisk'' was sold in 1783. * was a launched in 1806 and stranded at Texel on Christmas Day 1811. She was captured the next day and taken into Dutch service as ''Irene'' until she was broken up in 1822. * was the second of that name; launched in 1813, she was converted to a ship-sloop in 1822 and sold in 1832. She then became a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fisheries, making four voyages between 1832 and 1847. * was a , launched at North fleet in 1856 and sold at Newchang in 1871. * was a built in 1887 at Sheerness Dockyard and sold in 1905. * HMS ''Grasshopper'' was to have been the name of a ''Cricket''-class coastal destroyer (later downgraded to first-class torpedo boat), but before launch in 1907 she was ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy. From the mid 18th century, it was the world's most powerful navy until the Second World War. The Royal Navy played a key part in establishing and defending the British Empire, and four Imperial fortress colonies and a string of imperial bases and coaling stations secured the Royal Navy's ability to assert naval superiority globally. Owing to this historical prominence, it is common, even among non-Britons, to ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
