HMS Sharke

HMS Sharke

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Sharke", an archaic spelling of Shark:

*HMS|Sharke|1691|6 was an 8-gun brigantine launched in 1691 and sold in 1698.
*HMS|Sharke|1699|6 was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1699 and captured by French forces in 1703.
*HMS|Sharke|1711|6 was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1711, rebuilt in 1722 and sold in 1732.

ee also

*HMS|Shark

References

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