HMS Fama explained

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fama:

• was a 36-gun fifth rate. She was captured from the Spanish in 1804 by and and sold in 1812.
• was an 18-gun brig-sloop captured from the Danes in 1808 and wrecked in December.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Gossett, William Patrick (1986) The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. (London: Mansell), p.68.