HMS Esk

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Esk". "Esk" is a Celtic word meaning a river.

*HMS "Esk" was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1813. She was sold in 1829.
*HMS "Esk" was a wood screw corvette launched in 1854. She was broken up in 1870.
*HMS "Esk" was an iron screw gunboat launched in 1877. She was sold in 1903.
*HMS "Esk" was a tender transferred from the War Department in 1905. She was sold in 1920.
*HMS "Esk" was an E class destroyer launched in 1934. She was sunk by mine in 1940 north west of Texel.

References

*Colledge