HMS Locust
At least three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Locust, for the insect.
- HMS Locust (1801) was a 14-gun brig, launched at Rotherhithe in 1801, that served in the Channel and was sold in 1814.
- HMS Locust (1840) was a paddle-powered Lizard-class gunvessel, launched in 1840 and sold in 1895.
- HMS Locust (1896) was a Earnest-class destroyer (later grouped into the 30-knot, 4-funnel B-class grouping). She was completed in 1896 and scrapped in 1919.
- HMS Locust (1939) was a Dragonfly-class river gunboat, launched in 1939 and broken up in 1968.
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.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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