HMS Pigmy

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named Pigmy:

  • HMS Pigmy (1781), a 14-gun cutter captured by the French on 27 December 1781.[1] Recaptured on 22 July 1782.[2] Renamed HMS Lurcher on 31 May 1783 and HMS Pigmy in July 1783. Wrecked on 16 December 1796 with the loss of all hands.[3]
  • HMS Pigmy (1782), the former 10-gun cutter HMS Ranger, renamed in 1782 and sold in 1784.[4]
  • HMS Pigmy (1798), the former French cutter Mutin, captured on 2 October 1779. Renamed HMS Mutine on entry into Royal Navy service. Renamed HMS Pigmy on 20 January 1798. Wrecked on 9 August 1805.[5]
  • HMS Pigmy (1806), a 16-gun gun-brig wrecked on 5 March 1807.[6]
  • HMS Pigmy (1810), a 10-gun cutter/schooner sold in 1823.[7]
  • HMS Pigmy (1837), a paddle steamer scrapped in 1879.
  • HMS Pigmy (1888), a composite screw gunboat launched in 1888 and sold in 1905.

References

  1. ↑ "British cutter 'Pigmy' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "French cutter 'Le Pigmy' (1781)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "British cutter 'Pigmy' (1782)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "British cutter 'Ranger' (1779)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "British cutter 'Mutine' (1779)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "British cutter 'Ranger' (1806)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "British cutter 'Pigmy' (1810)". Threedecks. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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