post ship
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Post ship was a designation used in the Royal Navy during the second half of the 18th century and the Napoleonic Wars to describe a sixth-rate ship that was smaller than a frigate, but by virtue of being a rated ship, had to have as its captain a post-captain rather than a lieutenant or commander. Thus ships with 20 to 26 guns were post ships, though this situation changed after 1817.
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| class | watercraft | 1775 | Sphinx-class post ship | post ship | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1777 | Porcupine-class post ship | post ship | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1806 | Banterer-class post ship | post ship | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1806 | Laurel-class post ship | post ship | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1811 | Hermes-class post ship | post ship | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1813 | Cyrus-class post ship | post ship | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1814 | Conway-class post ship | post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | HMS Ariadne | Hermes-class post ship, post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Ariadne | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Bann | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Champion | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Crocodile | post ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Crocodile | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Cyrene | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Cyrus | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Daphne | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Dee | post ship, Conway-class post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Eden | post ship, Conway-class post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Erne | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Falmouth | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Hind | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Larne | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Laurel | post ship, Laurel-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Medina | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Menai | post ship, Conway-class post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Muros | post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Myrmidon | Hermes-class post ship, post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Perseus | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Perseus | post ship, Laurel-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Siren | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Slaney | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Sphinx | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Tay | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Towey | post ship, Conway-class post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Unicorn | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Valorous | Hermes-class post ship, post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Vestal | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | HMS Wye | post ship, Conway-class post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | USS Cyane | post ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1749 | HMS Mermaid | post ship, 1745 Establishment Group | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1755 | HMS Squirrel | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1756 | HMS Deal Castle | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1756 | HMS Lively | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1757 | HMS Glasgow | post ship, Seaford-class sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1776 | HMS Camilla | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1776 | HMS Galatea | Sphinx-class post ship, post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1777 | HMS Ariel | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1777 | HMS Pelican | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1777 | HMS Porcupine | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1778 | HMS Amphitrite | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1778 | HMS Hyaena | Porcupine-class post ship, post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1781 | HMS Eurydice | post ship, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1781 | HMS Narcissus | post ship, Sphinx-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1793 | HMS Babet | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1798 | HMS Arab | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1798 | HMS Garland | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1806 | HMS Boreas | post ship, Laurel-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1806 | HMS Comus | post ship, Laurel-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1806 | HMS Cossack | post ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1806 | HMS Daphne | post ship, convict ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1807 | HMS Banterer | post ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1807 | HMS Garland | post ship, Laurel-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1807 | HMS Lillebælt | post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1807 | HMS Porcupine | post ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1807 | HMS Cyane | post ship, Banterer-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1811 | HMS Hermes | post ship, Hermes-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1813 | HMS Carron | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1813 | HMS Esk | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1813 | HMS Levant | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1813 | HMS Leven | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1814 | HMS Lee | post ship, Cyrus-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1814 | HMS Mersey | post ship, Conway-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1814 | HMS Tamar | post ship, sixth-rate frigate, Conway-class post ship | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1814 | HMS Tyne | post ship, Conway-class post ship, sixth-rate frigate | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | HMS Conway | post ship, Conway-class post ship, shipwreck | Wikidata | |
| site | shipwreck | 1779 | HMS Pandora | post ship, shipwreck, Porcupine-class post ship | Wikidata |