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HMS Firm

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Firm or Firme.

  • Firm, a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line, launched on 15 January 1759. She served as a prison hulk at Portsmouth from 1784, until broken up in 1791.
  • Firm, a 16-gun floating battery, primarily based at Sheerness, launched in 1794 and disposed of in 1803.
  • Firm, a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig, launched in 1804, and wrecked off the coast of France on 28 June 1811.
  • Firme, formerly the 74-gun Spanish ship Ferme captured at the battle of Cape Finisterre (1805), which served as a prison hulk at Plymouth until sold in 1814.
  • Firm, a mortar vessel, launched on 1 March 1855, renamed Mortar Vessel 11 later that year, and disposed of in 1858.
  • Firm, a 2nd class Gun Boat, launched in 1879, and stationed at Queensferry up to 1890.
  • References

    HMS Firm Wikipedia