HMS Pantaloon explained

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

• was a unique 10-gun brig built at Troon as the Duke of Portland's yacht in 1831, and purchased later that year, keeping her civilian name; following dhow chasing to suppress the East African slave trade, broken up in 1852.^{[1] [2]}
• was an 11-gun wooden screw sloop launched in 1860 at Devonport Dockyard and sold in 1867.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pantaloon . Scottish Built Ships . Caledonian Maritime Research Trust . 16 June 2020.
2. Book: Sulivan, G.L. . Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters and on the Eastern Coast of Africa: Narrative of Five Years' Experiences in the Suppression of the Slave Trade . S. Low, Marston, Low & Searle . 1873 . 15 November 2021 . 5.
3. Book: Lyon . David . Winfield . Rif . The sail & steam Navy list : all the ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889 . 2004 . Chatham . London . 1-86176-032-9 . 216.