HMS Gannet
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Nine ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet
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brig-sloop launched in 1814 and sold in 1838. was a wood screw sloop
launched in 1857 and broken up in 1887. was an screw sloop launched in 1878. She became a training ship in 1903 and was renamed HMS President, and was then lent as the training ship Mercury. She was transferred as a museum ship
in 1987 and is preserved in dry dock
at Chatham Dockyard
. was a iron screw gunboat
built in 1888 and put up for sale in 1905.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet
Gannet
Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads. They have long pointed wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up...
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Ships
was a 16-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1800 and sold in 1814. was an 18-gun Cruizer-classCruizer class brig-sloop
The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging...
brig-sloop launched in 1814 and sold in 1838. was a wood screw sloop
Screw sloop
A screw sloop is a propeller-driven sloop-of-war. In the 19th century, during the introduction of the steam engine, ships driven by propellers were differentiated from those driven by paddle-wheels by referring to the ship's screws...
launched in 1857 and broken up in 1887. was an screw sloop launched in 1878. She became a training ship in 1903 and was renamed HMS President, and was then lent as the training ship Mercury. She was transferred as a museum ship
Museum ship
A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public, for educational or memorial purposes...
in 1987 and is preserved in dry dock
Dry dock
A drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform...
at Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional...
. was a iron screw gunboat
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:...
built in 1888 and put up for sale in 1905.
- HMS Gannet was a composite screw sloop launched in 1888 as . She became a base ship and was renamed HMS Wildfire in 1906, renamed HMS Gannet in 1916, and then HMS Pembroke in 1917. She was sold in 1920.
- HMS GannetHMS Trent (1877)HMS Trent was a launched in 1877. She was the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named after the River Trent. She was renamed HMS Pembroke in 1905, and served off the coast of Tanganyika in 1915. She was renamed HMS Gannet in 1917 while serving as a diving tender...
was an iron screw gunboat launched in 1877 as . She was renamed HMS Pembroke in 1905, becoming a diving tender and being renamed HMS Gannet in 1917. She was sold in 1923. was a river gunboat launched in 1927 and transferred to the Chinese NavyRepublic of China NavyThe Republic of China Navy is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China . The ROC Navy's primary mission is to defend ROC territories and the sea lanes that surround Taiwan against a blockade, attack, or possible invasion by forces of the People's Republic of China...
in 1942, being renamed Ying Shan. She was on their lists until 1975.
Shore establishments
- HMS Gannet was the name assigned to RNAS Eglinton, a Fleet Air ArmFleet Air ArmThe Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
base in Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, between 1943 and 1959. - HMS GannetHMS Gannet SAR FlightHMS Gannet SAR Flight is a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron based at RNAS Prestwick in Scotland. It operates three Sea King Mk5 helicopters in the military and civilian Search and Rescue role across Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland...
is a Fleet Air ArmFleet Air ArmThe Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
station established in 1971 at RNAS Prestwick in AyrshireAyrshireAyrshire is a registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, United Kingdom, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine. The town of Troon on the coast has hosted the British Open Golf Championship twice in the...
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