Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Highflyer.
The first HMSHighflyer(1813) was an 8-gun schooner operating as an American privateer. In January 1813 HMSPoictiers captured her. The Royal Navy took Highflyer into service, retaining her name. The Americans recaptured her in September of that year.
Highflyer was also the name of the Royal Navy shore establishment in Trincomalee, Ceylon until 1958.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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