HMS Firebrand

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.

• HMS Firebrand was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1694 and wrecked in 1707.
• HMS Firebrand was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian vessel Charming Jenny. She was purchased in 1739 and sold in 1743.
• HMS Firebrand was a 10-gun fireship, previously a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1731 as HMS Dolphin. She was converted to a fireship in 1746 and renamed HMS Firebrand in 1755. She was reconverted to a sixth rate in 1757 and renamed HMS Penguin. She was captured by the French in 1760.
• HMS Firebrand was a fireship, previously a 16-gun sloop purchased in 1777 as HMS Porpoise. She was converted to a fireship and renamed HMS Firebrand in 1778 and was burnt in 1781.
• HMS Firebrand was a fireship purchased in 1794 and broken up in 1800.
• HMS Firebrand was a fireship. She was an ex-French prize purchased in 1804 and wrecked later that year.
• HMS Firebrand was a wood paddle vessel launched in 1831. She was rebuilt in 1834, and renamed HMS Black Eagle in 1843. She was broken up in 1876.
• HMS Firebrand was a wood paddle frigate, ordered as HMS Belzebub, but renamed before being launched in 1842. She was sold in 1864.
• HMS Firebrand was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1877. She was sold out of the service in 1905, being renamed Hoi Tin.
• HMS Firebrand was a tender, previously the War Department vessel Lord Heathfield. She was transferred to the Navy in 1906 and was sold in 1920.
• HMS Firebrand was a sloop launched in 1894 as HMS Torch. She was given to the New Zealand government in 1917 as a training ship, and was renamed Firebrand. She was sold in 1920.

See also

• The Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command also operates a vessel named CFAV Firebrand.

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