| Career (United Kingdom) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Slinger |
| Builder: | Lobnitz and Company, Limited |
| Launched: | 1917 |
| Acquired: | 1917 |
| Fate: | Sold October 16, 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 875 tons gross |
HMS Slinger was an experimental catapult ship operated by the Royal Navy during the First World War.
A former hopper barge, HMS Slinger was purchased from the builder, Lobnitz and Company, Limited of Renfrew, Scotland prior to completion. Intended for use as a test bed for the shipborne launching of aircraft, she was fitted with a 60 foot compressed air catapult. HMS Slinger operated Fairey F.127 and Short 310 seaplanes during 1918.
Slinger was sold on October 16, 1919.