HMS Halcyon

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Six vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Halcyon.

• The first Halcyon was the French 16-gun brig-sloop Alcion, captured in 1803, and broken up 1812.

• The second Halcyon was an 18-gun brig-sloop launched in 1813 and wrecked the following year in Jamaica.

• The third Halcyon was a torpedo gunboat in service from 1894 to 1919.

• The fourth Halcyon was a paddle minesweeper in service from 1916 to 1921.

• The fifth Halcyon was a minesweeper of 815 tons laid down in 1933 and which served throughout the Second World War. She was taken out of service in 1950. She was the lead ship of her class. During the war she served as a small escort for coastal convoys as well as clearing channels of naval mines.

Reference

• J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy

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