Several ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Watchful:
HMS Watchful (1804) was the mercantile brig Jane, which the Navy purchased in 1804 and renamed HMS Watchful. Jane had been launched in 1795 at Norfolk. In 1805, Watchful participated in several actions against French and Dutch vessels on their way to Boulogne. Watchful also participated in the siege of Cadiz in 1810–1811. Between 1811 and 1814 she served as a tender on the Thames. The Navy sold her in 1814.
In addition, the Royal Navy used the hired trawler Watchful as
boom defence vesselBDV 7, 1915–1919.[4]
References
^
abcdefColledge, J J (1969). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index (Vol. 1) (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 604.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List : All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 - 1889. London: Chatham. p. 230.
ISBN1861760329.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List : All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 - 1889. London: Chatham. p. 298.
ISBN1861760329.
^Colledge, J J (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index (Vol. 2) (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 382.
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 ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Watchful:
HMS Watchful (1804) was the mercantile brig Jane, which the Navy purchased in 1804 and renamed HMS Watchful. Jane had been launched in 1795 at Norfolk. In 1805, Watchful participated in several actions against French and Dutch vessels on their way to Boulogne. Watchful also participated in the siege of Cadiz in 1810–1811. Between 1811 and 1814 she served as a tender on the Thames. The Navy sold her in 1814.
In addition, the Royal Navy used the hired trawler Watchful as
boom defence vesselBDV 7, 1915–1919.[4]
References
^
abcdefColledge, J J (1969). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index (Vol. 1) (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 604.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List : All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 - 1889. London: Chatham. p. 230.
ISBN1861760329.
^Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List : All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 - 1889. London: Chatham. p. 298.
ISBN1861760329.
^Colledge, J J (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index (Vol. 2) (1st ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. p. 382.
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.