HMS Linnet

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Linnet" after the bird of that name.

* The first "Linnet", was a 14 gun brig, originally named "Speedwell" and which was captured by the French ship "Gloire" off Madeira in 1813.
* The second "Linnet" (1813), was a 16 gun brig which operated on the Canadian Lakes
* The third "Linnet", launched in 1817, was a survey cutter, and was sold in 1833 for breaking up.
* The fourth "Linnet" was an 8 gun brig launched on the Isle of Wight in 1835 and sold in 1866.
* The fifth "Linnet" was a "Britomart"-class steam powered gunboat launched at Sunderland in 1860 and broken up in 1872.
*The sixth "Linnet" was a 756 ton composite screw gunvessel launched at Thames Iron Works at Blackwall in 1880. After she was sold in 1904, the ship was converted to a salvage vessel.
* The seventh "Linnet" was a tender originally named "Napier of Magdala". She was renamed "Hasty" in 1913 and sold in 1920.
* The eighth "Linnet" was a destroyer launched at Yarrow in 1913, and originally to have been called "Havock". She was sold in 1921.
* The most recent "Linnet" was a small minelayer launched at Dunston in 1938 and broken up in 1964.

References

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