HMS Mallard

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mallard, after the breed of duck, the Mallard:


 * HMS Mallard (1801) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1801. She ran aground in 1804 and was captured by the French.
 * HMS Mallard (1875) was a Forester-class composite screw gunboat launched in 1875 and sold in 1889.
 * HMS Mallard (1896) was a torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1896. She was reclassified as a D-class destroyer in 1913 and was sold in 1920.
 * HMS Mallard (L42) was a Kingfisher-class sloop launched in 1936 and sold in 1947.