Several
Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Cherokee:
HMS Cherokee (1808) was the
lead ship of the
Cherokee class of
brig-sloops. She saw service during the
Napoleonic Wars. In 1810 she participated in an engagement that resulted in her crew qualifying for the
Naval General Service Medal. The Navy sold Cherokee in 1828. She then became a merchantman trading between Liverpool and Africa. Cherokee was wrecked in August 1831 returning to England from Africa.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 172.
ISBN1-86176-032-9.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 228.
ISBN1-86176-032-9.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
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Several
Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Cherokee:
HMS Cherokee (1808) was the
lead ship of the
Cherokee class of
brig-sloops. She saw service during the
Napoleonic Wars. In 1810 she participated in an engagement that resulted in her crew qualifying for the
Naval General Service Medal. The Navy sold Cherokee in 1828. She then became a merchantman trading between Liverpool and Africa. Cherokee was wrecked in August 1831 returning to England from Africa.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 172.
ISBN1-86176-032-9.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 228.
ISBN1-86176-032-9.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.