Eight ships of the

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 ...

have borne the name HMS ''Jackal'' (or ''Jackall''), after the predatory mammal, the

jackal Jackals are medium-sized canids native to Africa and Eurasia. While the word "jackal" has historically been used for many canines of the subtribe canina, in modern use it most commonly refers to three species: the closely related black-backed ...

: * was a 10-gun cutter purchased in 1778 and sold in 1785. * was a 14-gun cutter purchased in 1779. Later in 1779 eighteen Irish men of her crew mutinied and sailed her to Calais where they sold her for £3,000. She became the French

privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...

''Jackall'', ''Chacal'', or ''Boulogne''. recaptured ''Boullongue'' on 22 July 1781. She became a privateer. ''Jackall'' was captured again in 1782 by . * was a 10-gun brig. She was a purchased vessel in service in 1792. * was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and wrecked on the French coast in 1807; crew taken into captivity. * was an iron paddle gunvessel launched in 1844 and sold in 1887. * HMS ''Jackal'' was a fishery protection vessel purchased in 1885 as . She was renamed HMS ''Jackal'' in 1886 and was sold in 1906. * was an launched in 1911 and sold in 1920. * was a J-class destroyer launched in 1938 and sunk in 1942.

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