HMS Cameleon

HMS Cameleon

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Chameleon", or the archaic variants HMS "Cameleon" or HMS "Camelion", after the Chameleon:

*HMS|Chameleon|1777|6 was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1777. She foundered in 1780.
*HMS|Chameleon|1780|6 was a 16-gun brig-sloop, formerly the civilian ship "Hawke". She was purchased in 1780 and sold in 1783.
*HMS|Cameleon|1795|6 was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1795 and broken up in 1811.
*HMS|Cameleon|1816|6 was a 10-gun "Cherokee" class brig-sloop launched in 1816 and sold in 1849.
*HMS|Camelion|1860|6 was a "Camelion" class screw sloop launched in 1860 and sold in 1883.
*HMS|Cameleon|1910|6 was an "Acorn" class destroyer launched in 1910 and sold for scrapping in 1921.
*HMS|Chameleon|J387|6 was an "Algerine" class minesweeper launched in 1944 and broken up in 1966.

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