Seven commissioned ships of the British Royal Navy have been named Bermuda and given the prefix HMS (Her Majesty's Ship or His Majesty's Ship, depending on the sex of the monarch), after the British Overseas Territory and former Imperial fortress of Bermuda. Two other vessels operated by the Royal Navy that were not commissioned warships were also named Bermuda.
HMS Bermuda (1795) was a 14-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1795 that disappeared in September 1796 in the Gulf of Florida.[1]
HMS Bermuda (1805) was an 18-gun sloop-of-war launched in 1805 and wrecked 22 April 1808 with no loss of life.[2]
HMS Bermuda (1808) was a 10-gun brig-sloop built by John Pelham of Frindsbury and launched 1808; she was wrecked 16 November 1816, with the loss of one life.[3]
HMS Bermuda (1813) was a pilot boat acquired in 1813 and broken up 1817.
HMS Bermuda (1819) was a schooner purchased 1819 and foundered in March 1821 near Bermuda with the loss of her entire crew.[4]
HMS Bermuda (1848) was a 3-gun schooner launched 1848 and wrecked 20 January 1855, with no loss of life.[5]
HMS Bermuda (C52) was a cruiser launched 1941 and broken up 1965.
commissioned ships of the British Royal Navy have been named Bermuda and given the prefix HMS (Her Majesty's Ship or His Majesty's Ship, depending on the...
Gazette, city of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. Bermuda. Retrieved 27 July 2021. "HMS Atalanta, January 31, 1880". Bermuda Triangle Central. Hungry Hart Productions...
Bermuda (/bərˈmjuːdə/; historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land...
Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda, the depot ship permanently berthed at the Royal Naval Dockyard from 1857 to 1897 was HMS Terror, which was replaced...
four aircraft; battleships or battlecruisers like HMS Prince of Wales carried four aircraft and HMS Rodney carried two, while smaller warships like the...
09:23:55 (UTC) or 11:23:55 (local time); the Royal Navy vessels HMS Gambia and HMSBermuda were among the first on the scene. In addition, four Israeli warships...
Bermuda sloop became highly regarded for its speed and manoeuvrability, and was soon adapted for service with the Royal Navy. The Bermuda sloop HMS Pickle...
Lieutenant-Colonel Roger (1988). Bulwark Of Empire: Bermuda's Fortified Naval Base 1860–1920. Bermuda: The Bermuda Maritime Museum Press. ISBN 978-0921560005....
Queen of Bermuda". Historical RFA. Retrieved 5 October 2020. Harnack 1938, p. 482. Miller 2001, p. 76. Helgason, Guðmundur. "HMS Queen of Bermuda (F 73)"...
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