HMS Falcon (1652) was a 10-gun ship captured from the
Dutch in 1652. She was used as a
fireship in 1653 and sold in 1658. She was also known as Golden Falcon.
HMS Falcon (1694) was a 24-gun
sixth rate launched in 1694. In 1695 she was captured by three French ships off
Dodman. She was recaptured in 1703 and broken up.
HMS Falcon (1694) was converted from a
merchant ship in 1694 to a 38-gun fifth rate. She was captured by the French in 1695.
HMS Falcon (1744) was a 14-gun
sloop launched in 1744. In 1745 she was captured by the French off
Saint Malo. She was recaptured in 1746 and renamed Fortune. Sold in 1770.
HMS Falcon (1771) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1771. She was involved in the
Battle off Fairhaven, said to be the first naval engagement of the American Revolution. She was sunk in 1778 as a
blockship in
Narragansett Bay, was salvaged, and then sank in 1779.
HMS Falcon (1801) was a 14-gun sloop. She was launched as Diadem in 1799; the Admiralty purchased her in 1801 and renamed her Falcon. It sold her in 1816.
HMS Falcon (1808) was a
Danish 16-gun sloop that was found abandoned in 1807 near
Danzig. She was in service in 1808.
HMS Falcon (1820) was a 10-gun
Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1820. An engine was fitted in 1833 and then removed the following year. She was sold in 1838.
HMS Falcon (1931) was a river
gunboat launched in 1931. She was handed over to the Chinese Navy in 1942, and renamed Lung Huang. Became Ying Teh in 1948 and Nan Chiang in 1950. Served until 1974.
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list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
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HMS Falcon (1652) was a 10-gun ship captured from the
Dutch in 1652. She was used as a
fireship in 1653 and sold in 1658. She was also known as Golden Falcon.
HMS Falcon (1694) was a 24-gun
sixth rate launched in 1694. In 1695 she was captured by three French ships off
Dodman. She was recaptured in 1703 and broken up.
HMS Falcon (1694) was converted from a
merchant ship in 1694 to a 38-gun fifth rate. She was captured by the French in 1695.
HMS Falcon (1744) was a 14-gun
sloop launched in 1744. In 1745 she was captured by the French off
Saint Malo. She was recaptured in 1746 and renamed Fortune. Sold in 1770.
HMS Falcon (1771) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1771. She was involved in the
Battle off Fairhaven, said to be the first naval engagement of the American Revolution. She was sunk in 1778 as a
blockship in
Narragansett Bay, was salvaged, and then sank in 1779.
HMS Falcon (1801) was a 14-gun sloop. She was launched as Diadem in 1799; the Admiralty purchased her in 1801 and renamed her Falcon. It sold her in 1816.
HMS Falcon (1808) was a
Danish 16-gun sloop that was found abandoned in 1807 near
Danzig. She was in service in 1808.
HMS Falcon (1820) was a 10-gun
Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1820. An engine was fitted in 1833 and then removed the following year. She was sold in 1838.
HMS Falcon (1931) was a river
gunboat launched in 1931. She was handed over to the Chinese Navy in 1942, and renamed Lung Huang. Became Ying Teh in 1948 and Nan Chiang in 1950. Served until 1974.
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.