HMS Bermuda
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Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bermuda, after the island of Bermuda.
- The first Bermuda was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1795, and foundered the following year.
- The second Bermuda was an 18-gun sloop-of-war launched in 1805 and wrecked 1808.
- The third Bermuda was a 10-gun brig-sloop launched 1808 and wrecked 1816, built by John Pelham of Frindsbury.
- The fourth Bermuda was a pilot boat acquired in 1813 and broken up 1841.
- The fifth Bermuda was a schooner purchased 1819 and foundered 1821.
- The sixth Bermuda was a 3-gun schooner launched 1848 and wrecked 1855.
- The seventh Bermuda was a Floating Dock, towed to the Bermuda Dockyard in 1869 by HMS Warrior, Black Prince and Terrible.
- The eighth Bermuda was a cruiser launched 1941 and broken up 1965.