HMS Caroline was a 14-gun brig, formerly the French ship Affronteur, that HMS Doris captured in 1803 and that was probably broken up in 1807. Accounts differ as to whether she was commissioned or instead was a hired vessel serving the Royal Navy under contract.
HMS Caroline (1809) was a schooner that HMS Halifax captured from the French in 1809 and that was listed until 1814.
HMS Caroline (1856) was a wood screw gunboat of the Albacore class, launched in 1856 and broken up in 1862.
HMS Caroline (1859) was a sailing gunboat serving in New Zealand waters. She was purchased in 1859 and sold in 1863.
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