HMS Wildfire

HMS Wildfire

Five ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Wildfire":

hips

*HMS|Wildfire|1804|6 was a fireship, previously the civilian vessel "John". She was purchased in 1804 and sold in 1807.
*HMS|Wildfire|1826|6 was a wood paddle packet, previously the GPO ship "Watersprite". She was launched in 1826, transferred to the Navy in 1837 and was sold in 1888.
*HMS|Wildfire|1888|6 was a screw yacht tender purchased in 1888. She was used as a base ship from 1889 and was renamed HMS "Undine" in 1907. She was sold in 1912.

hore establishments

*HMS|Wildfire|shore establishment 1889|6 was a shore establishment established at Sheerness in 1889. It closed in 1933 but re-opened in 1937. It was paid off in 1950. A number of ships were renamed HMS "Wildfire" whilst serving as base and depot ships for the establishment:
**HMS|Wildfire|1888|6 was the original base ship from 1889 until 1907.
**HMS|Nymphe|1888|6 was HMS "Wildfire" from 1906 until 1916.
**HMS|Cornwallis|1813|6 was HMS "Wildfire" between 1916 and 1957.
*HMS|Wildfire|shore establishment 1964|6 was a communications training establishment and Royal Naval Reserve headquarters commissioned in 1964 and paid off in 1993.
*HMS|Wildfire|shore establishment 2000|6 is a Royal Naval Reserve unit located in Northwood. It was previously named HMS "Northwood" but was renamed HMS "Wildfire" in 2000.

Other shore establishments have been commissioned as tenders and subordinate bases to the main HMS "Wildfire"s, and have shared the name, with an identifying numeral:
*HMS "Wildfire II" was an accounting base at Sheerness between 1939 and 1940.
*HMS "Wildfire III" was an accounting base at Sheerness in 1940.
*HMS "Wildfire III" was the commanding officer's base and a tender to HMS "Wildfire" between 1942 and 1946.


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