HMS Cockatrice

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cockatrice after the legendary creature:

• The first Cockatrice, launched in 1781, was a 14-gun cutter, sold in 1802.
• Cockatrice was to have been the name for HMS Brevdrageren in 1812, but was never used.
• The second Cockatrice, launched in 1832, was a 6-gun schooner, sold in 1858.
• The third Cockatrice, launched in 1860, was a Britomart class wood screw gunboat, renamed to YC.10 in 1882 and finally sold in 1885.
• The forth Cockatrice was originally a composite paddle vessel called HMS Niger, launched in 1880, renamed Cockatrice in 1881 and renamed again to HMS Moorhen in 1896. She was sold in 1899.
• The fifth Cockatrice was originally a first class gunboat called HMS Bramble, launched in 1886, renamed Cockatrice in 1896 and sold in 1906.
• The sixth Cockatrice was an ex War Department vessel called Sir W. Harness, transferred and renamed Cockatrice in 1906, sold in 1910.
• The seventh Cockatrice, launched in 1912, was a destroyer, sold in 1921.
• The eighth Cockatrice, launched in 1942, was a Algerine class minesweeper, sold in 1963 for break up.

[edit] References

• Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.