Four vessels of the British
Royal Navy have been named HMS Highflyer.
The first
HMS Highflyer (1813) was an 8-gun
schooner operating as an American
privateer. In January 1813
HMS Poictiers captured her. The Royal Navy took Highflyer into service, retaining her name. The Americans recaptured her in September of that year.
Highflyer was also the name of the Royal Navy shore establishment in
Trincomalee,
Ceylon until 1958.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
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Four vessels of the British
Royal Navy have been named HMS Highflyer.
The first
HMS Highflyer (1813) was an 8-gun
schooner operating as an American
privateer. In January 1813
HMS Poictiers captured her. The Royal Navy took Highflyer into service, retaining her name. The Americans recaptured her in September of that year.
Highflyer was also the name of the Royal Navy shore establishment in
Trincomalee,
Ceylon until 1958.
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.