HMS Rifleman
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rifleman:
- HMS Rifleman was a 12-gun gun-brig purchased in 1804 and sold in 1809.
- HMS Rifleman was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1809 and sold in 1836. She then became a whaler, making three whaling voyages between 1837 and 1856.
- HMS Rifleman was a Rifleman-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1846 and sold in Hong Kong in 1869.
- HMS Rifleman was a Frolic-class composite screw gunvessel launched in 1872 and sold in 1890.
- HMS Rifleman was an Acorn-class destroyer completed in 1910 and sold for breaking in 1921.
- HMS Rifleman was an Algerine-class minesweeper completed in 1944. She was used as an accommodation ship in Barrow in 1970 and sold for breaking in 1972.
See also
- A Weapon-class destroyer named HMS Rifle was laid down in 1944, but cancelled in 1945.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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