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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Colleen'': * was a coastguard gunboat launched in 1869. She was renamed HMS ''Amelia'' in 1888, HMS ''Colleen'' in 1905, HMS ''Colleen Old'' in 1916, HMS ''Emerald'' in 1918 and HMS ''Cuckoo'' later in 1918 before being sold in 1922. * was a
corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
launched 1883. She was hulked as a depot ship in 1900, renamed HMS ''Colleen'' in 1913 and transferred to the Irish Free State in 1923. She was scrapped in 1950. {{DEFAULTSORT:Colleen, Hms Royal Navy ship names