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, launched in 1813 and wrecked in 1819 on the Isle of Sal, Cape Verde.
 * The Albacore class gunboat HMS Erne launched in 1856 and broken up in 1874.
 * The Torpedo Boat Destroyer HMS Erne launched in 1903 and wrecked in 1915 at Rattray Head.
 * The sloop HMS Erne launched in 1939, renamed Wessex in 1952, and broken up in 1965.