HMS Rattlesnake

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rattlesnake, including:

• HMS Rattlesnake (1777), a 10-gun cutter launched 1777. Lost 1782.
• HMS Rattlesnake (1783), ex-Cormorant of 1781. A 12-gun brig. Sold 1786.
• HMS Rattlesnake (1791), a 16-gun sloop in service from 1791.
• HMS Rattlesnake (1822), a 28-gun frigate launched in 1822.
• HMS Rattlesnake (1886), a torpedo gunboat in service from 1886 to 1910.
• HMS Rattlesnake (1910), a Beagle-class destroyer launched in 1910 and sold in 1921.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.