Six ships of the English Navy or the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...
have borne the name ''Encounter'' or HMS ''Encounter'':
* was a discovery vessel in service in 1616.
* was a 12-gun
gun-brig launched in 1805 and wrecked in 1812.
* was an early wooden screw
corvette launched in 1846 and broken up in 1866.
* was an wooden screw corvette launched in 1873 and sold in 1888.
*
HMS ''Encounter'' was a
protected cruiser
Protected cruisers, a type of naval cruiser of the late-19th century, gained their description because an armoured deck offered protection for vital machine-spaces from fragments caused by shells exploding above them. Protected cruisers r ...
launched in 1902. She was transferred to the
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...
in 1919, renamed HMAS ''Penguin'' in 1923 while serving as a depot ship, and was scuttled in 1932.
* was an
E-class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.
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Royal Navy ship names