HMS Sharke
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Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sharke:
- Sharke, an 8 gun brigantine of 58 tons (builder's measure). Launched at Deptford on 20 April 1691 and sold on 25 November 1698.
- Sharke, a 66 ton (builder's measure) 14 gun sloop launched at Depford Dockyard in 1699 and captured by French forces on 30 March 1703.
- Sharke, a 114 ton (builder's measure) 14 gun sloop launched at Deptford Dockyard on 20 April 1711 and rebuilt at Depford in 1722 as a 124 ton vessel. It was sold on 3 August 1732.
- See also: HMS Shark
[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.