HMS ''Esk'' may refer to one of the following
Royal Navy ships named ''Esk'' after a
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
word meaning a river:
* , a 20-gun
post ship launched in 1813. She was sold in 1829 and became the
whaler ''Matilda'', which between 1829 and 1845 made four voyages to the British southern whale fishery.
* , a wood screw
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 in 1854. She was broken up in 1870.
* , an iron screw
gunboat launched in 1877. She was sold in 1903.
* , a tender transferred from the War Department in 1905. She was sold in 1920.
* , an
E-class destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
launched in 1934. She was sunk by a mine in 1940 north west of
Texel.
References
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Royal Navy ship names