HMS Frolic

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Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Frolic.

• The first Frolic was an 18-gun brig-sloop in service from 1806 to 1813. See also Capture of HMS Frolic.
• The second Frolic was a 10-gun brig-sloop launched in 1820 and sold 1838.
• The third Frolic was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1842 and sold 1864.
• The fourth Frolic was a composite screw gunboat launched in 1872, later a drillship and watchvessel, and sold in 1908.
• The fifth Frolic was a Lend-Lease Auk class minesweeper launched in 1943, returned to the United States Navy in 1947, and in turn sold to the Turkish Navy, serving as Candarll until 1986. [1]