HMS Erne

The Royal Navy has four vessels with the name HMS Erne; the name comes from the white-tailed eagle, also known as the erne.

  • The 20-gun sixth-rate post ship HMS Erne (1813), launched in 1813 and wrecked in 1819 on the Isle of Sal, Cape Verde.
  • The Albacore-class gunboat HMS Erne (1856) launched in 1856 and broken up in 1874.
  • The torpedo boat destroyer HMS Erne (1903) launched in 1903 and wrecked in 1915 at Rattray Head.
  • The sloop HMS Erne (U03) launched in 1939, renamed Wessex in 1952, and broken up in 1965.
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