HMS Firedrake

HMS Firedrake

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Firedrake":

*HMS|Firedrake|1688|6 was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1688 and captured by the French in 1689.
*HMS|Firedrake|1693|6 was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1693. She foundered in 1710.
*HMS|Firedrake|1741|6 was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1741 and sold in 1763.
*HMS|Firedrake|1794|6 was a fireship purchased in 1794 and sold in 1807.
*HMS|Firedrake|1912|6 was an "Acheron" class destroyer launched in 1912 and sold in 1921.
*HMS|Firedrake|H79|6 was an F class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.


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