HMS Herald

HMS Herald

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Herald":

* The first "Herald" was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1806 and broken up in 1817.
* The second "Herald" was a 500-ton, 28-gun sixth-rate, launched as "Termagant" in 1822 and renamed in 1824. She served as a survey ship under Henry Mangles Denham and was sold in 1864.
* The third "Herald" was a paddle river gunboat launched in 1890 and sold in 1903.
* The fourth "Herald" was a 24-class minesweeping sloop launched as "Merry Hampton" in 1918, renamed in 1923 and converted to a survey ship. She was scuttled in 1942 at Seletar, raised by the Japanese, renamed "Heiyo", and sunk by a mine in 1944.
* The fifth "Herald" (H138) was a hydrographic survey ship launched in 1973 and sold in 2001.

ee also

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External links

* [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2166 Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Termagant (Herald)]

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