HMS Unicorn
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Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn.
- HMS Unicorn (1633) - 2nd rate ship, sold in 1687 after service in all three Anglo-Dutch_Wars. See history site for more details
- HMS Unicorn (1666) - fireship of 6 guns and 180 tons, purchased in 1666 and sunk as a blockship at Chatham in June 1667.
- HMS Unicorn (1748) was one of the two ships that represented the first true sailing frigates built for the 18th century Royal Navy.
- An HMS Unicorn was involved in blockading the American coast during the American Revolution; see USS Raleigh (1776).
- HMS Unicorn (1790), a frigate which may have been launched in 1790 according to this ship model catalog page
- HMS Unicorn (1794), a 32-gun frigate which may have been launched in 1794 according to the research notes for Corel Kit HMS Unicorn: History.
- HMS Unicorn (1824), a Leda class sailing frigate, launched in 1824, and now serves as a museum ship, based in Dundee, Scotland.
- HMS Unicorn (I72), a light fleet aircraft carrier which participated in both World War II and the Korean War.
- HMS Unicorn (S43), an Upholder Class submarine commissioned in 1993.
