HMS Adder
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Adder, after the snake: * was an 8-gun galley purchased in 1782 and sold in 1787. * was a 12-gun gunboat launched in 1797 and broken up in 1805. * was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1805 but captured by French forces the following year having run aground on the French coast. * was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1813 and transferred to Coastguard service in 1826. She was wrecked in 1832. * was a cutter launched in 1814 as HMS Seagull. She was renamed HMS Adder in 1817 and remained in service until 1825. * was a wooden paddle packet ship, launched in 1826 as the GPO ship Crocodile. She was transferred to the Navy in 1837 and was sold in 1870. * was a tender transferred from the War Department in 1905. She was renamed HMS Attentive in 1919, and was sold in 1923.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Adder, after the snake: was an 8-gun galley purchased in 1782 and sold in 1787. was a 12-gun gunboat launched in 1797 and broken up in 1805. was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1805 but captured by French forces the following year having run aground on the French coast. was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1813 and transferred to Coastguard service in 1826. She was wrecked in 1832. was a cutter launched in 1814 as HMS Seagull. She was renamed HMS Adder in 1817 and remained in service until 1825. was a wooden paddle packet ship, launched in 1826 as the GPO ship Crocodile. She was transferred to the Navy in 1837 and was sold in 1870. was a tender transferred from the War Department in 1905. She was renamed HMS Attentive in 1919, and was sold in 1923.
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