HMS Herald
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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Herald:
- The first Herald was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1806 and broken up in 1817.
- The second Herald was a 28-gun sixth-rate, launched as Termagant in 1822 and renamed in 1824. She served as a survey ship and was sold in 1862.
- The third Herald was a paddle river gunboat launched in 1890 and sold in 1903.
- The fourth Herald was a 24-class minesweeping sloop launched as Merry Hampton in 1918, renamed in 1923 and converted to a survey ship. She was scuttled in 1942 at Seletar, raised by the Japanese, renamed Heiyo, and sunk by a mine in 1944.
- The fifth Herald (H138) was a hydrographic survey ship launched in 1973 and sold in 2001.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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