Nine ships of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

have been named HMS ''Meteor'' after the

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, a

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object. * was a 12-gun

gun-brig A gun-brig was a small brig-rigged warship that enjoyed popularity in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, during which large numbers were purchased or built. In general these were vessels of under 200 tons burthen, and thus smaller than ...

, launched at

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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 A bomb vessel, bomb ship, bomb ketch, or simply bomb was a type of wooden sailing naval ship. Its primary armament was not cannons (Naval long gun, long guns or carronades) – although bomb vessels carried a few cannons for self-defence – but ...

, previously in civilian service as ''Sarah Ann''. She was purchased in 1803 and sold in 1811. * HMS ''Meteor'' was an 18-gun sloop 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 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 pu ...

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 The Turkish Naval Forces (), or Turkish Navy (), is the naval warfare service branch of the TAF. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate o ...

in 1959 and renamed ''Piyale Pasha''. She was on their navy lists until 1979.

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