HMS Monkey

Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monkey.

• HMS Monkey (1801) was a gun-brig of 12 guns, built 1801 in Rochester and wrecked 25 December 1810 near Brittany.[1]
• HMS Monkey (1821) was a paddle tug.[2]
• HMS Monkey (1826) was a schooner assigned to the West Indies squadron, launched 1826 and wrecked in 1831 near Tampico.
• HMS Monkey (1831) was the merchant schooner Courier, built 1827, and purchased in October 1831 at Bermuda and renamed Monkey. She remained in service as a tender to HMS Blossom until sold out in August 1833.
• HMS Monkey (1837) was a steam-powered paddle packet acquired from the Post Office in 1837 and converted to a tug in 1845. She was sold in 1887[3]
• HMS Monkey (1896) was a dockyard water tank vessel launched 21 December 1896 and assigned to Malta until sunk by German aircraft on 26 April 1942.[4]

References

1. "HMS Monkey (+1810)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
2. "The History of Paddle Wheel Steam Navigation". The Marine Engineer. London: 101–04. 1 July 1885.
3. Colledge, J.J. (2003). Ships of the Royal Navy. London: Greenhill Books. p. 218. ISBN 1853675660.
4. Allied Newspapers, Ltd. "Ship's bell donated to museum". Times of Malta. Retrieved 21 November 2018.