HMS Monkey explained

Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monkey.

• was a gun-brig of 12 guns, built 1801 in Rochester and wrecked 25 December 1810 near Brittany.^[1]
• was a paddle tug.^[2]
• was a schooner assigned to the West Indies squadron, launched 1826 and wrecked in 1831 near Tampico.
• was the merchant schooner Courier, built 1827, and purchased in October 1831 at Bermuda and renamed Monkey. She remained in service as a tender to until sold out in August 1833.
• was a steam-powered paddle packet acquired from the Post Office in 1837 and converted to a tug in 1845. She was sold in 1887^[3]
• was a dockyard water tank vessel launched 21 December 1896 and assigned to Malta until sunk by German aircraft on 26 April 1942.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: HMS Monkey (+1810) . wrecksite.eu . 22 November 2018.
2. The History of Paddle Wheel Steam Navigation . The Marine Engineer . London . 1 July 1885 . 101-04 .
3. Book: Colledge . J.J. . Ships of the Royal Navy . 2003 . Greenhill Books . London . 1853675660 . 218.
4. News: Ship's bell donated to museum. Allied Newspapers, Ltd. Times of Malta. 2018-11-21. en-GB.