HMS Firm

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Firm or Firme.

• Firm, a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line, launched on 15 January 1759. She served as a prison hulk at Portsmouth from 1784, until broken up in 1791.
• Firm, a 16-gun floating battery, primarily based at Sheerness, launched in 1794 and disposed of in 1803.
• Firm, a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig, launched in 1804, and wrecked off the coast of France on 28 June 1811.
• Firme, formerly the 74-gun Spanish ship Ferme captured at the battle of Cape Finisterre (1805), which served as a prison hulk at Plymouth until sold in 1814.
• Firm, a mortar vessel, launched on 1 March 1855, renamed Mortar Vessel 11 later that year, and disposed of in 1858.
• Firm, a 2nd class Gun Boat, launched in 1879, and stationed at Queensferry up to 1890.

References

• Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
• Benyon, P. (2010). "Index of 19th Century Naval Vessels". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 15 April 2011.