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There have been nine vessels of the Royal Navy named HMS Gannet, after the seabird:
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
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  • Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
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Morus
Linnaeus, 1753

Species
  • Morus bassanus
  • Morus capensis
  • Morus serrator
Synonyms

Moris

Gannets are seabirds in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.
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    In the 18th and the earlier part of the 19th centuries, a sloop-of-war was a small sailing warship (also known as one of the escort types) with a single gun deck that carried anything up to eighteen cannon.
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    cruiser is a type of warship. The nature and role of the cruiser has changed considerably over the years.

    Historically a cruiser was not a type of ship but a warship role.
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    HMS Gannet was a Royal Navy Osprey-class screw sloop launched on August 31 1878. The ship was classified as both a sloop of war and as a colonial cruiser. Designed by Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, and built at Sheerness Royal Dockyard.
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    drydock is a narrow basin or vessel that can be flooded to allow a load to be floated in, then drained to allow that load to come to rest on a dry platform. Drydocks are used for the construction, maintenance, and repair of ships, boats, and other watercraft.
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    Chatham

    Chatham Riverside from SunPier
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    HMS Wildfire is a Royal Naval Reserve unit located in Northwood, North West London. Training over 100 reservists on Wednesday evenings, HMS Wildfire is located near the UK's National Defence Headquarters, JSU Northwood.
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    At least six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
    • Pembroke was listed as in the Grand Fleet in 1690, and the same or another, on service in Jamaica 1692.
    • Pembroke was a 60 gun warship, built in 1694 and captured in 1709.

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    A gunboat is literally a boat carrying one or more guns. The term is rather broad, and the usual connotation has changed over the years.

    In the age of sail, a gunboat was usually a small undecked vessel carrying a single smoothbore cannon in the bow.
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    At least six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
    • Pembroke was listed as in the Grand Fleet in 1690, and the same or another, on service in Jamaica 1692.
    • Pembroke was a 60 gun warship, built in 1694 and captured in 1709.

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    Republic of China Navy (中華民國海軍; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Hǎijūn) is the maritime branch of the Armed forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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    Stone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land. The term has its origin in Britain's Royal Navy, which until the late 19th century housed training and other support facilities in hulks — old wooden ships of the line — moored in ports as receiving ships,
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    The Union Flag is the official flag used by the government to represent Northern Ireland. The former official flag, the Ulster Banner, continues to be used by groups (such as some sports teams) representing the territory in an unofficial manner (see Northern Ireland flags issue).
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    Glasgow Prestwick Airport (Scottish Gaelic: Port-adhair Glaschu Prestabaig) (IATA: PIK, ICAO: EGPK) is an international airport serving Glasgow, situated north of the town of Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
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    Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) is a region of south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and the new town (and ancient royal burgh) of Irvine. The town of Troon (pop.
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    771 Naval Air Squadron (motto: non nobis solum) of the Fleet Air Arm was formed in 1939 at Lee-on-Solent as a Fleet Requirements Unit flying a variety of fixed wing aircraft.
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