Hms Magpie
Eight vessels of the British
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Magpie
'', after the
magpie
.
The first
Magpie
was a 4-gun
schooner
launched in
1806
and captured by the
French
the next year.
The second
Magpie
was a 5-gun
schooner
launched at
Jamaica
in
1826
and wrecked off
Cuba
two months later.
The third
Magpie
was a 4-gun
cutter
launched in
1830
, in dockyard service after
1845
.
The fourth
Magpie
was a screw
gunboat
launched
1855
and wrecked in
1864
.
The fifth
Magpie
was a
gunvessel
launched in
1868
, used as a
survey
vessel afer
1878
, and sold
1885
.
The sixth
Magpie
was a screw
gunboat
launched in
1889
and sold
1921
.
The seventh
Magpie
was a
sloop
launched in
1943
and broken up after
1959
.
The eighth
Magpie
was the
trawler
Hondo
purchased in
1982
and used until
1996
for target practice.
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