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HMS Flying Fish

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There have been twelve ships of the Royal Navy that have been named HMS Flying Fish, after the Flying Fish.

Also

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  • His Majesty's hired armed schooner Flying Fish served the Royal Navy from 19 June 1804 to 15 December when HMS Aigle accidentally ran her down and sank her. On 5 September the Navy had renamed her Gertrude, but the change of name was not widely known.

Citations

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  1. ^ Demerliac (1996), p.91, #608.
  2. ^ "No. 16143". The London Gazette. 7 May 1808. p. 641.

References

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  • Demerliac, Alain (1996) La Marine De Louis XVI: Nomenclature Des Navires Français De 1774 À 1792. (Nice: Éditions OMEGA).
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.