HMS Locust

At least three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Locust, for the insect.


 * HMS Locust (1801) was a 14-gun brig, launched at Rotherhithe in 1801, that served in the Channel and was sold in 1814.
 * HMS Locust (1840) was a paddle-powered, launched in 1840 and sold in 1895.
 * HMS Locust (1896) was a (later grouped into the 30-knot, 4-funnel B-class grouping). She was completed in 1896 and scrapped in 1919.
 * HMS Locust (1939) was a, launched in 1939 and broken up in 1968.