Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark (or HMS Sharke) after the shark:

Citations

  1. Winfield (2008), p.247.
  2. Hepper (1994), p.60.
  3. Hepper (1994), p.79.

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Hepper, David J. (1994) British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. (Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot). ISBN 0-948864-30-3
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 17931817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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