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HMS Rifleman

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rifleman:

  • HMS Rifleman was a 12-gun gun-brig purchased in 1804 and sold in 1809.
  • HMS Rifleman was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1809 and sold in 1836. She then became a whaler, making three whaling voyages between 1837 and 1856.
  • HMS Rifleman was a Rifleman-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1846 and sold in Hong Kong in 1869.
  • HMS Rifleman was a Frolic-class composite screw gunvessel launched in 1872 and sold in 1890.
  • HMS Rifleman was an Acorn-class destroyer completed in 1910 and sold for breaking in 1921.
  • HMS Rifleman was an Algerine-class minesweeper completed in 1944. She was used as an accommodation ship in Barrow in 1970 and sold for breaking in 1972.
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    HMS Rifleman Wikipedia