Nine ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS Avenger:
HMS Avenger was a
sloop-of-war launched in 1778 as the 8-gun
fireshipHMS Lucifer. She was renamed HMS Avenger on her conversion to a sloop in 1779 and was sold in 1783.
HMS Avenger (1794) was a 16-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the French Vengeur. She was captured in 1794 and sold in 1802.
HMS Avenger (1803) was a sloop-of-war, previously the civilian vessel Elizabeth. She was purchased in 1803 and foundered later that year.
HMS Avenger (1804) was an 18-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the
collierThames. She was purchased in 1804 and wrecked in 1812.
The
Alexander Kent novel "Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger" features a 10 gun Royal Navy
Cutter named Avenger.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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