HMS Delight

Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Delight":

*HMS|Delight|1583 was discovery vessel wrecked in 1583 off Sable Island. She may not have been part of the Royal Navy, and was possibly part of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's 1583 expedition to Newfoundland.
*HMS|Delight|1686 was a four-gun hoy purchased in 1686 and sold in 1713.
*HMS|Delight|1709 was a 14-gun sixth rate launched in 1709 and sold in 1712.
*HMS|Delight|1778 was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1778 and foundered in 1781.
*HMS|Delight|1801 was an 18-gun sloop, formerly the French ship "Sans Pareil". She was captured in 1801 by HMS "Mercury" and sold in 1805.
*HMS|Delight|1806 was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806 and captured by the French in 1808 when she became stranded off Calabria.
*HMS|Delight|1808 was an 18-gun sloop, formerly the French ship "Friedland". She was captured in 1808 by HMS "Standard" and sold in 1814.
*HMS|Delight|1819 was a 10-gun brig sloop of the "Cherokee" class launched in 1819 and wrecked in 1824.
*HMS|Delight|1829 was another 10-gun "Cherokee" class sloop launched in 1829 and sold in 1844.
*HMS|Delight|1856 was a wood screw "Albacore" class gunboat launched in 1856 and sold in 1867. She was later renamed "M. A. Starr".
*HMS|Delight|H38 was a D class destroyer launched in 1932 and sunk in 1940.
*HMS "Delight" was to have been a destroyer, ordered in 1945, but cancelled the following year.
*HMS|Delight|D119 was a "Daring" class destroyer launched in 1950. She was previously to have been named HMS "Disdain", but was renamed in 1946 prior to launching. She was sold in 1970.