HMS Rattlesnake

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rattlesnake, including:

  • HMS Rattlesnake (1777), a 10-gun cutter launched 1777. Lost 1782.
  • HMS Rattlesnake (1783), ex-Cormorant of 1781. A 12-gun brig. Sold 1786.
  • HMS Rattlesnake (1791), a 16-gun sloop in service from 1791.
  • HMS Rattlesnake (1822), a 28-gun frigate launched in 1822.
  • HMS Rattlesnake (1886), a torpedo gunboat in service from 1886 to 1910.
  • HMS Rattlesnake (1910), a Beagle-class destroyer launched in 1910 and sold in 1921.

Famous quotes containing the word rattlesnake:

    “When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.”
    —Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)