HMS Hornet
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Ten ships and one shore establishment of the British Royal Navy
have been named HMS Hornet, after the insect
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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 been named HMS Hornet, after the insect
Hornet
Hornets are the largest eusocial wasps; some species can reach up to in length. The true hornets make up the genus Vespa and are distinguished from other vespines by the width of the vertex , which is proportionally larger in Vespa and by the anteriorly rounded gasters .- Life cycle :In...
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- HMS Hornet, a 14-gun sloopSloopA sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
launched in 1745. She was in French hands between 1746 and 1747, and was sold in 1770. - HMS Hornet, a 16-gun cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1772.
- HMS Hornet, a 14-gun sloop launched in 1776 and sold in 1791.
- HMS HornetHMS Hornet (1794)HMS Hornet was a 16-gun ship-rigged sloop of the Cormorant class in the Royal Navy, ordered 18 February 1793, built by Marmaduke Stalkart and launched 3 February 1794 at Rotherhithe.There was a second HMS Hornet ; she was a purchased Dutch hoy that was in service for about a year. Hornet saw most...
, a 16-gun sloop launched in 1794, hospital ship from 1805 to 1811, and sold in 1817. - HMS Hornet, a 4-gun Dutch hoyHoyHoy is an island in Orkney, Scotland. With an area of it is the second largest in the archipelago after the Mainland. It is connected by a causeway called The Ayre to South Walls...
purchased as a gunvessel in 1794 and broken up in 1795. - HMS Hornet, a 6-gun schoonerSchoonerA schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....
launched in 1831 and completed as a brigantineBrigantineIn sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...
. She was broken up in 1845. - HMS HornetHMS Hornet (1854)HMS Hornet was a 17-gun wooden screw sloop of the Cruizer class of the Royal Navy, launched in 1854 and broken up in 1868.-Construction:...
, a wood screw sloop, initially ordered as a schooner, launched in 1854 and broken up in 1868. - HMS Hornet, a composite screw gunvessel launched in 1868 and sold in 1899.
- HMS HornetHMS Hornet (1893)HMS Hornet was a Havock-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy.Built by Yarrow & Company, London, she was laid down in July 1892, launched on 23 December 1893 and completed in July 1894. She served all her service life in Home waters. She served for fifteen years before being sold...
, a Havock classHavock class destroyerThe Havock class was a class of torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. The two ships, and , built in London in 1893 by Yarrow & Company, were the first TBDs to be completed for the Royal Navy, although the equivalent pair from J.I...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1893 and broken up in 1909. - HMS HornetHMS Hornet (1911)HMS Hornet was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the First World War and was sold for breaking in 1921. She was the seventh Royal Navy ship to be named Hornet, after the insect of the same name.-Construction:...
, an Acheron classAcheron class destroyerThe Acheron class was a class of twenty-three destroyers of the British Royal Navy, all built under the 1910-11 Programme and completed between 1911 and 1912, which served during World War I. A further six ships were built to the same design for the Royal Australian Navy as River-class destroyers...
destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
launched in 1911 and broken up in 1921. - HMS Hornet, a stone frigateStone frigateStone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land. The term has its origin in Britain's Royal Navy after its use of Diamond Rock, off Martinique, as a 'sloop of war' to harass the French...
, a Coastal Forces Base at GosportGosportGosport is a town, district and borough situated on the south coast of England, within the county of Hampshire. It has approximately 80,000 permanent residents with a further 5,000-10,000 during the summer months...
formed around 1941 and disbanded in 1956.