HMS Druid

HMS Druid

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Druid", after the Druids of Celtic polytheism, whilst another was planned:

*HMS "Druid" was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1761 and sunk as a breakwater in 1773.
*HMS "Druid" was a 16-gun sloop, formerly in civilian service under the name "Brilliant". She was purchased in 1776, converted into a fire ship and renamed HMS "Blast" in 1779, and was finally sold in 1783.
*HMS "Druid" was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1783, converted into a troopship in 1798 and broken up in 1813.
*HMS "Druid" was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1825 and sold in 1863.
*HMS "Druid" was a wood screw corvette launched in 1869 and sold in 1886.
*HMS "Druid" was an "Acheron" class destroyer launched in 1911 and sold in 1921.
*HMS "Druid" was to have been a "Daring" class destroyer but she was renamed HMS "Diana" in 1946 before being launched in 1952.


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