HMS Locust explained

At least three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Locust, for the insect.

• was a 14-gun brig, launched at Deptford in 1801, that served in the Channel and was sold in 1814.
• was a paddle-steamer, launched in 1840 and sold in 1895.
• was a (later grouped into the 30-knot, 4-funnel B-class grouping). She was completed in 1896 and scrapped in 1919.
• was a, launched in 1939 and broken up in 1968.