- Source: HMS Avon
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river".
HMS Avon (1805) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1805. In 1814 she was sunk in action with the American Wasp in the English Channel.
HMS Avon (1837) was a 2-gun wooden paddle package ship transferred from the GPO to the Royal Navy in 1837. From 1843 she was used as a survey ship and she was sold in 1863.
HMS Avon (1862) was a 2-gun wooden paddle gunboat purchased in 1862. She was used in the New Zealand Wars and was sold in 1865 as a coal hulk. She later became the civilian vessel Clyde.
HMS Avon (1867) was a 4-gun composite screw gun vessel launched in 1867. She was sold in 1890.
HMS Avon (1896) was a destroyer launched in 1896. She was sold in 1920.
HMS Avon (K97) was a River-class frigate launched in 1943. She was handed over to the Portuguese Navy in 1949 where she was renamed Nuno Tristao. She was broken up in 1970.
References
Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.