Four 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 F ...
have borne the name HMS ''Rambler'':
* was a 10-gun
cutter purchased in 1778. She sank in 1785 but was raised and refitted, and sold in 1787.
* was a 14-gun
brig-sloop
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 ...
, previously a cutter, purchased in 1796. She was sold in 1816.
* was a wooden screw
gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.
History Pre-steam ...
built as HMS ''Ramble'' but renamed in 1855 and launched in 1856. She was broken up in 1869.
* was an launched in 1880. She was converted to a
survey vessel
A survey vessel is any type of ship or boat that is used for underwater surveys, usually to collect data for mapping or planning underwater construction or mineral extraction. It is a type of research vessel, and may be designed for the purpo ...
in 1884 and was sold in 1907.
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Royal Navy ship names