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- References
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Linnet after the linnet, a bird of the finch family: - {{HMS|Linnet|1806}} was a 14-gun brig, originally named Speedwell, which the French ship Gloire captured off Madeira in 1813. She became the American privateer Bunker{{'}}s Hill. Pomone and {{HMS|Cydnus|1813|2}} recaptured her on 4 March 1814 but she was not taken back into Royal Navy service.[1]
- {{HMS|Linnet|1813}} was a 16-gun brig that operated on the Canadian Lakes.
- {{HMS|Linnet|1817}} was a survey cutter launched in 1817 and sold in 1833 for breaking up.
- {{HMS|Linnet|1835}} was an 8-gun brig launched in 1835 and sold in 1866.
- {{HMS|Linnet|1860}} was a {{sclass-|Britomart|gunboat|0}} steam powered gunboat launched in 1860 and broken up in 1872.
- {{HMS|Linnet|1880}} was a composite screw gunvessel launched in 1880. After she was sold in 1904, the ship was converted to a salvage vessel.
- HMS Linnet was a tender originally named Napier of Magdala. She was renamed Hasty in 1913 and sold in 1920.
- {{HMS|Linnet|1913}} was a {{sclass-|Laforey|destroyer (1913)|0}} destroyer, originally planned as HMS Havock. She was launched in 1913 and sold in 1921.
- {{HMS|Linnet|M69}} was a {{sclass-|Linnet|minelayer}} launched in 1938 and broken up in 1964.
See also- Linnet (disambiguation)
- {{USS|Linnet}}
References1. ^{{London Gazette|page=651 |issue=16874|date=26 March 1814}}
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