HMS Beacon

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HMS Beacon is the name of the following ships in the Royal Navy:

  • HMS Beacon (1804) , an incendiary ship, launched in 1804, sold 1808
  • HMS Meteor (1823) , an eight cannon bombard, launched 1823, christened HMS Beacon in 1832 , sold in 1846
  • HMS Beacon (1855) , a bombarde with a mortar, launched in 1855, renamed Mortar vessel 16 , converted into a lighter in 1862.
  • HMS Beacon (1856) , a gunboat with four guns, launched in 1856, scrapped in 1864
  • HMS Beacon (1867) , a four-gun gunboat, launched 1867, sold 1888