Seven
commissioned ships of the British
Royal Navy have been named ''Bermuda'' and given the prefix HMS (''Her Majesty's Ship'' or ''His Majesty's Ship'', depending on the sex of the monarch), after the
British Overseas Territory
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...
and former
Imperial fortress of
Bermuda. Two other vessels operated by the Royal Navy that were not commissioned warships were also named ''Bermuda''.
* was a 14-gun
brig-sloop purchased in 1795 that disappeared in September 1796 in the Gulf of Florida.
* was an 18-gun
sloop-of-war
In the 18th century and most of the 19th, a sloop-of-war in the Royal Navy was a warship with a single gun deck that carried up to eighteen guns. The rating system covered all vessels with 20 guns and above; thus, the term ''sloop-of-war'' enc ...
launched in 1805 and wrecked 22 April 1808 with no loss of life.
* was a 10-gun brig-sloop built by
John Pelham of Frindsbury and launched 1808; she was wrecked 16 November 1816, with the loss of one life.
* was a
pilot boat acquired in 1813 and broken up 1817.
* was a
schooner
A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
purchased 1819 and foundered in March 1821 near Bermuda with the loss of her entire crew.
* was a 3-gun schooner launched 1848 and wrecked 20 January 1855, with no loss of life.
* was a
cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles.
The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
launched 1941 and broken up 1965.
Other ships of the Royal Navy named ''Bermuda''
* Auxiliary Small Craft ''Bermuda'', was a trawler built in 1905 and registered in Grimsby as GY.56. Hired for naval use as a minesweeper and armed with one 6-pounder gun. Admiralty pennant number 712. In service from 16 November 1914, to 14 December 1920.
* AFD Bermuda was an
Admiralty Floating Dock, towed to the
Bermuda Dockyard in 1869 by , and HMS ''Terrible''.
See also
*
History of the Royal Navy in Bermuda
Sources
References
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Royal Navy ship names