HMS Satellite

HMS Satellite

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Satellite":

*HMS|Satellite|1806|6 was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806. She foundered in 1810.
*HMS|Satellite|1812|6 was an 18-gun "Cruizer" class brig-sloop launched in 1812 and sold in 1824.
*HMS|Satellite|1826|6 was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1826 and broken up in 1849.
*HMS|Satellite|1840|6 was a paddle gunboat launched in 1840 and listed until 1860.
*HMS|Satellite|1855|6 was a wooden "Pearl"-class screw corvette launched in 1855 and broken up in 1879.
*HMS|Satellite|1881|6 was a "Satellite"-class composite screw corvette launched in 1881. She was used as a drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve from 1904 and was sold in 1947.
*HMS "Satellite" was an "Algerine" class minesweeper launched in 1942 as HMS|Melita|J289|6. She was renamed HMS "Satellite" on becoming a drill ship in 1947. The name reverted back to "Melita" in 1951, and she was sold for scrapping in 1959.
*HMS "Satellite" was an "Algerine" class minesweeper launched in 1943 as HMS|Brave|J305|6. She was renamed HMS "Satellite" on becoming a drill ship in 1951, and was sold in 1958.


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