HMS Nimrod

HMS Nimrod

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Nimrod", after the biblical figure of Nimrod:

*HMS "Nimrod" was an 18-gun sloop, previously the French ship "Eole". She was captured in 1799 by HMS "Solebay" and sold in 1811.
*HMS "Nimrod" was an 18-gun "Cruizer" class brig sloop launched in 1812 and wrecked in 1827, her wreck being sold later that year.
*HMS "Nimrod" was a 20-gun sloop, previously a sixth rate named HMS "Andromeda". She was renamed in 1827, before being launched in 1828. She was used as a coal hulk from 1853, being renamed "C 1", and then "C76". She was eventually sold in 1907.
*HMS "Nimrod" was an iron paddle gunboat launched in 1839, re-erected at Basra in 1840 and on the Navy lists until 1859.
*HMS "Nimrod" was a wood screw gunboat launched in 1856 and sold in 1865.
*HMS "Nimrod" was a "Marksman" class destroyer leader launched in 1915 and sold in 1926.


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