Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Zebra, after the Zebra.
The first Zebra was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1777. She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on 22 October 1778 at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War.
The second Zebra, launched in 1780, was an 18-gun sloop, converted to a bomb vessel, and sold in 1812.
The third Zebra, launched in 1815, was the last of the 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloops. She spent much of her career based at Port Jackson, Australia. She was wrecked on 2 December 1840 near Haifa.
A 16-gun brig-sloop was named Zebra in 1846 but renamed Jumna before being launched in 1848.
The fourth Zebra, launched on 13 November 1860, was a sloop of the Cameleon class. She was scrapped in 1873.
The fifth Zebra, launched on 3 December 1895, was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. She was sold for scrap in 1914.
A destroyer of the V and W class was to have been named Zebra, but she was cancelled in 1919.
A destroyer of the W and Z class was to have been named Zebra, but was renamed Wakeful on the stocks before being launched in 1943.
The sixth Zebra was a Z-class destroyer, originally named Wakeful, but renamed on the stocks to make way for her sister ship. She was launched on 18 March 1944 at William Denny & Brothers shipyard in Dumbarton, Scotland and commissioned on 13 October 1945.
