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HMS Variable
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Variable: * HMS Variable was a 12-gun sloop/schooner, previously the mercantile ship Redbridge. She was purchased in 1808, and removed from the Navy List in 1814. * was a 14-gun schooner, previously the mercantile ship Edward. She was purchased in 1814 and broken up in 1817. * was a 10-gun launched in 1827. She was renamed HMS Pigeon and converted to a 6-gun packet brig in 1829. She was ordered to be sold in 1847.
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Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Variable: * HMS Variable was a 12-gun sloop/schooner, previously the mercantile ship Redbridge. She was purchased in 1808, and removed from the Navy List in 1814. * was a 14-gun schooner, previously the mercantile ship Edward. She was purchased in 1814 and broken up in 1817. * was a 10-gun launched in 1827. She was renamed HMS Pigeon and converted to a 6-gun packet brig in 1829. She was ordered to be sold in 1847.
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