HMS Heron — Several ships of the Royal Navy has been named HMS Heron after the wading bird.* Heron , an 18 gun 340 ton sloop purchased June 1804 (and previosly named Jason ). Renamed HMS Volcano in 1810 following conversion to a bomb vessel. Sold on 28… … Wikipedia
HMS Hecla (1815) — HMS Hecla was a Royal Navy Hecla class bomb vessel of 372 tons. Launched on July 15, 1815, she saw wartime service in an attack on Barbary pirates at Algiers in August, 1816. In 1819, she was converted to an Arctic exploration ship. The Hecla… … Wikipedia
HMS Terror (1813) — HMS Terror was a bomb vessel designed by Sir Henry Peake and constructed by the Royal Navy in the Davy shipyard in Topsham, Devon. The ship, variously listed as being of either 326 or 340 tons, carried two mortars, one 13 inch and one 10 inch.War … Wikipedia
HMS Aetna — Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna , after the volcano Etna:*HMS|Aetna|1691|6 was an 8 gun fireship launched in 1691 and captured by the French in 1697. *HMS|Aetna|1739|6 was an 8 gun fireship purchased in 1739 and… … Wikipedia
HMS Hecla — Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla , after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.* The first Hecla was a 10 gun bomb vessel purchased in 1797. She participated in the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) and was broken up in 1813. * The second … Wikipedia
HMS Vesuvius — There have been several Royal Navy ships called HMS Vesuvius after the volcano Mount Vesuvius* Vesuvius a paddle wheel driven sloop launched in 1839.* Vesuvius an early torpedo boat, possibly the RNs first, launched in 1873 and foundered in 1924 … Wikipedia
Second voyage of HMS Beagle — The second voyage of HMS Beagle from 27 December 1831 to 2 October 1836 was the second survey expedition of HMS Beagle , under captain Robert FitzRoy who had taken over command of the ship on its first voyage after her previous captain committed… … Wikipedia
Frederick Paul Irby — Infobox Military Person name= The Honorable Frederick Paul Irby, CB lived= 18 April 1779 ndash; 24 April 1844 placeofbirth= placeofdeath=Boyland Hall, near Norwich The Annual Register, or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1844, F J… … Wikipedia
List of ships in the Honorverse — There are many ships in the Honorverse, including those within space navies and starship classes, as well as individual starships. The following list encompasses those that have appeared in the fictional universe of Honorverse. References Space… … Wikipedia
Royal Manticoran Navy — series. History The Royal Manticoran Navy traces its origins to the early days of the Manticore Colony. The original colonists had left a considerable amount of money on Earth to guard its interests before they arrived at Manticore (a voyage that … Wikipedia
