HMS Archer

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer, named after a person proficient in archery - an archer:

• Template:HMS was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801 and sold in 1815.
• Template:HMS was a wood screw sloop launched in 1849 and broken up in 1866.
• Template:HMS was a torpedo cruiser launched in 1885 and sold in 1905.
• Template:HMS was an Template:Sclass launched in 1911 and sold in 1921.
• Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass launched in 1939 and transferred to the Royal Navy on Lend-lease in 1941. She was later operated by the Ministry of War Transport as Empire Lagan, and was returned to the US in 1945. She was sold into mercantile service and was broken up in 1962.
• Template:HMS is an Template:Sclass launched in 1985 and is currently in service.

See also

• Template:HMAS was an Template:Sclass of the Royal Australian Navy launched in 1967 and sold to Indonesia in 1974, renamed Siliman.
• Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass2 of the Royal Navy launched on 20 August 1952, and currently refitted for civilian use.