Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pantaloon:
- HMS Pantaloon (1831) was a unique 10-gun brig built at Troon as the Duke of Portland's yacht in 1831, and purchased later that year, keeping her civilian name; following dhow chasing to suppress the East African slave trade, broken up in 1852.[1][2]
- HMS Pantaloon (1860) was an 11-gun Racer-class wooden screw sloop launched in 1860 at Devonport Dockyard and sold in 1867.[3]
References
editColledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- ^ "Pantaloon". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Sulivan, G.L. (1873). Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters and on the Eastern Coast of Africa: Narrative of Five Years' Experiences in the Suppression of the Slave Trade. S. Low, Marston, Low & Searle. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). The sail & steam Navy list : all the ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. London: Chatham. p. 216. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.