HMS Firedrake

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firedrake after the legendary creature:

HMS Firedrake was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1688 and captured by the French in 1689.
HMS Firedrake was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1693. She foundered in 1710.
HMS Firedrake was a 12-gun bomb vessel launched in 1741 and sold in 1763.
HMS Firedrake was a fireship purchased in 1794 and sold in 1807.
HMS Firedrake was an Acheron class destroyer launched in 1912 and sold in 1921.
HMS Firedrake was an F class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.

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