Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Avenger:
HMS Avenger was a sloop-of-war launched in 1778 as the 8-gun fireship HMS Lucifer. She was renamed HMS Avenger on her conversion to a sloop in 1779 and was sold in 1783.
HMS Avenger (1794) was a 16-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the French Vengeur. She was captured in 1794 and sold in 1802.
HMS Avenger (1803) was a sloop-of-war, previously the civilian vessel Elizabeth. She was purchased in 1803 and foundered later that year.
HMS Avenger (1804) was an 18-gun sloop-of-war, formerly the collierThames. She was purchased in 1804 and wrecked in 1812.
HMS Avenger (LST 3011) was a Landing Ship, Tank launched in 1945 as LST 3011. She was renamed HMS Avenger in 1947 and was sold to the Royal Indian Navy in 1949, being renamed Magar in 1951.
The Alexander Kent novel "Midshipman Bolitho and the Avenger" features a 10 gun Royal Navy Cutter named Avenger.
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