HMS Encounter

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Encounter:

HMS Encounter was a discovery vessel in service in 1616.
HMS Encounter was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1805 and wrecked in 1812.
HMS Encounter was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1846 and broken up in 1866.
HMS Encounter was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1873 and sold in 1888.
HMS Encounter was a Challenger class protected cruiser launched in 1902. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1919, renamed HMAS Penguin in 1923 while serving as a depot ship, and was scuttled in 1932.
HMS Encounter was an E class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.

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