HMS Thorn

Three vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thorn:

• HMS Thorn (1779) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1779 that two American privateers captured on 25 August 1779. She became an American privateer with a number of successful engagements and prizes to her name until Arethusa captured her on 20 August 1782.^[1] She then returned to service in the Royal Navy, serving until 1816 when she was sold.^[2]
• HMS Thorn (1900) was a destroyer launched in 1900 and broken up in 1919.^[3]
• HMS Thorn (N11) was a submarine launched in 1941 and sunk in the Mediterranean in 1942.

Citations

1. Hepper (1994), p.56.
2. The London Gazette: no. 12384. p. 1. 29 October 1782.
3. "NMM, vessel ID 373438" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol iii. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

References

• Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.

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