HMS Mayfly

HMS Mayfly may refer to two vessels of the British Royal Navy named after the mayfly:

• Mayfly, a torpedo boat launched in January 1907, having been named HMS TB 11 whilst under construction; sunk by a naval mine in March 1916
• HMS Mayfly (1915), a Fly-class river gunboat constructed in sections at Yarrow in 1915; lent to the War Department in January 1918; sold at Basra in March 1923

See also

• HMA No. 1 - first RN airship also known as "Mayfly"

References

• Colledge, 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.