HMAS Sydney
A battleship of the Royal Australian Navy, and the first Australian ship to launch an aircraft while in motion
HMS Achilles
HMS Achilles was the first iron ship built in Royal Naval dockyard. During her career she had more changes of her rigging and armament than any other British warship.
HMS Agincourt
A broadside ironclad frigate that was then turned into a training ship for young sailors.
HMS Akbar
A wooden warship bought from the East India Company that became the Training Ship Akbar
HMS Alexandra
She was one of the first Royal Navy ships to be equipped with an electric searchlight, and one of the last central battery ships. She was originally a Sultan-class ship, but then modified significantly and so ended up as a class in her own right.
HMS Anne
A German merchant ship that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a Seaplane carrier during the Great War
HMS Argus
The first aircraft carrier with a full length flight deck to be built
HMS Bat
A 30 knotter destroyer built at the end of the Victorian Era
HMS Beacon
The Beacon class were designated as composite gunvessels with iron frames and a timber shell. These were the first non-battleship vessels to have iron frames and to have watertight bulkheads. They were originally built for service in China.
HMS Beagle
A British warship of the Crimean war, but not the same as the exploration ship used by Darwin
HMS Ben-My-Chree
A steam packet that was requisitioned as a seaplane carrier during the Great War
HMS Bittern
HMS Bittern was one of the Plover class vessels, designated as wooden gunvessels and were commanded by officers with the rank of Commander. They were the last wooden ships built for the Royal Navy. This class had twin screws, to reduce her draught.
HMS Black Prince
Warrior class armoured frigate 420 feet long by 58 feet wide. Like Warrior she had both a steam engine and sails with a maximum speed of 13 knots.
HMS Brilliant
British warship used as a block ship during the First Ostend Raid
HMS Canopus
A pre-dreadnought battleship that was originally designed to be used in the Far East
HMS Chichester
A fourth rate sailing ship that would be used as a Training Ship
HMS Clarence
Laid down as HMS Goliath this ship later became the first training ship Clarence, a reformatory training ship on the Mersey
HMS Clio
A Royal Navy warship that then became an Industrial Training Ship on the Menai Straits
HMS Cornwall
A warship that then becomes a reformatory ship, and after that an Industrial Training Ship
HMS Cumberland
This ship had a short naval career as she was a wooden ship when the navy was shifting over to ironclads. She was then converted for use as an Industrial Training Ship.
HMS Cygnet
A victorian warship that took part in the bombardment of Alexandria
HMS Decoy
One of the Ariel class ships that were designated as composite gunboats. They were commanded by officers with the rank of Lieutenant. They had better sea-going qualities than any gunboats previously built.
HMS Diana
A wooden warship that was considered for the role of the Training Ship Wellesley before the Cornwall was chosen
HMS E No. 14
E Class submarine that operated in the Sea of Marmara during the Great War
HMS Empress
A Merchant ship that was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as a Seaplane carrier during the Great War
HMS Engadine
A merchant ship that was requisitioned as a seaplane carrier during the Great War
HMS Exmouth
A ship of the line that was later transformed into a Training Ship for boys who would have otherwise been in workhouses.
HMS Falcon
She was unarmoured gunboat. Her armament was one 7 inch Muzzle-Loading Rifled (MLR) gun and two 64-pounder MLR guns. Later, she also carried several Nordenfelt machine-guns.
HMS Flora
A wooden Victorian ship that supplied landing parties in the Zulu War and the First Beor War
HMS Flying Fish
A brig used for the anti-slavery patrols on the west coast of Africa during the early Victorian period
HMS Forester
A warship of the victorian era that took part in the Anglo-Zulu war
HMS Formidable
A Victorian warship that then became the Industrial Training Ship at Portishead near Bristol
HMS Galatea
A frigate most famous because it was commanded by the Prince of Wales
HMS Gannet
A British Warship that became the second Training Ship Mercury
HMS Growler
A paddle steamer sloop that was used for anti-slavery patrols
HMS Havannah
An Industrial Training Ship based in Cardiff. She was not very successful at training boys for sea