Five 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 been named HMS ''Mariner'': * The first , launched in 1801, was a 12-gun brig, sold in 1814. * The second , launched in 1846, was a 16-gun brig, sold in 1865. * The third ''Mariner'', launched in 1844 as was a 26-gun sixth-rate, renamed ''Mariner'' in 1878, and renamed ''Atalanta'' in 1878. She foundered in the Atlantic in 1880. * The fourth , launched in 1884, was a composite screw sloop, sold in 1929. * The fifth , launched in 1944, was an . She was transferred to the

Burmese Navy The Myanmar Navy ( my, တပ်မတော် (ရေ); ) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 24,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 150 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in c ...

in 1958 and renamed ''Yan Myo Aung''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mariner, Hms Royal Navy ship names