HMS Hinchinbrook explained

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hinchinbrook.^[1]

• was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1744 that the French captured in 1746.
• was a 14-gun brig, previously named Britannia and then the privateer American Tartar. The Royal Navy captured her in 1777, used her as a slop ship from 1780 and sold her in 1783. She then became the mercantile, which primarily served as a Greenland whaler until two French frigates captured and burnt her in 1806.
• was a 12-gun sloop in service in 1778 that the Americans captured that year at the Frederica naval action.
• was a 28-gun sixth rate, previously the French merchant vessel Astree. She was captured in 1778 and foundered in 1782, but with no loss of life.

Notes and References

1. The spelling variations Hinchinbroke, Hinchinbrooke, Hinchingbroke, Hinchingbrook and Hinchingbrooke are also sometimes seen.