HMS Bittern

HMS Bittern

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Bittern", after the bird, the bittern:

*HMS|Bittern|1796 was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1796 and sold in 1833.
*HMS|Bittern|1840 was a 12-gun brig launched in 1840 and sold in 1860.
*HMS "Bittern" (1861) was to have been a wood screw sloop. She was ordered in 1861, but construction was cancelled in 1864.
*HMS|Bittern|1869 was a wood screw gunvessel launched in 1869 and sold in 1887.
*HMS|Bittern|1897 was an "Avon" class destroyer launched in 1897 and sunk in a collision in 1918.
*HMS "Bittern" was to have been a "Bittern" class sloop, but she was renamed HMS "Enchantress" before her launch.
*HMS|Bittern|L07 was a "Bittern" class sloop, launched in 1937 and sunk in 1940.


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