HMS Firedrake

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firedrake after the legendary creature:

• HMS Firedrake was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1688 and captured by the French in 1689.
• HMS Firedrake was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1693. She foundered in 1710.
• HMS Firedrake was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1741 and sold in 1763.
• HMS Firedrake was a fireship purchased in 1794 and sold in 1807.
• HMS Firedrake was an Acheron class destroyer launched in 1912 and sold in 1921.
• HMS Firedrake was an F class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.