HMS Highflyer
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Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Highflyer.
- The first Highflyer was an 8-gun schooner operating as an American privateer when captured in January 1813 and taken into the RN, then recaptured by the Americans in September of that year.
- The second Highflyer was a 2-gun tender in service from 1822 to 1833.
- The third Highflyer was a wooden-hulled screw frigate launched in 1851 and broken up 1871.
- The fourth Highflyer was a 2nd class cruiser launched 1898 and sold in 1921.
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