HMS Sylph
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HMS Sylph
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Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs: HMS Sylph (1776) was a 14-gun sloop purchased by the Royal Navy in 1776, previously the merchant Lovely Lass. She was renamed Lightning when she became a fire ship in 1779. She was sold in 1783.
HMS Sylph (1780) was an 18-gun sloop purchased by the Royal Navy in 1780, previously the merchant cutter Active. She was captured by France in 1782 and served that country until 1788.
HMS Sylph (1795) was an 18
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List of ships with the same or similar names
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2021-11-14T02:22:16Z
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