Nine ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Meteor'' after the
meteor, a
space object.
* was a 12-gun
gun-brigl, launched at
Leith in 1794 as the merchant vessel ''Lady Cathcart''. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1797 and initially named her ''GB No. 34''. She was sold in 1802. New owners returned her to the name ''Lady Cathcart'' and under that name she continued to trade until 1822.
* was an 8-gun
bomb vessel, previously in civilian service as ''Sarah Ann''. She was purchased in 1803 and sold in 1811.
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HMS ''Meteor'' was an 18-gun
sloop
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launched in 1805 as . She was rebuilt as a bomb vessel in 1812 and was renamed HMS ''Meteor''. She was sold in 1816.
* was an 8-gun bomb vessel launched in 1823. She became a
survey ship
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in 1832 and was renamed HMS ''Beacon''. She was sold in 1846.
* was a wooden paddle vessel launched in 1824 and broken up in 1849.
* was a river gunboat launched in 1839. Her fate is unknown.
* was an launched in 1855 and broken up in 1861.
* was an launched in 1914 and sold in 1921.
* was an
M-class destroyer launched in 1941. She was handed over to the
Turkish Navy in 1959 and renamed ''Piyale Pasha''. She was on their navy lists until 1979.
See also
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List of ships named ''Meteor''
References
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Royal Navy ship names