Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Earnest: was a 12-gun gun-brig launched at Lieth in 1805 and sold in 1816. She then became the merchantman Earnest and continued to sail until 1850. was a wood screw gunboat launched in 1856 and sold in 1895. was a destroyer launched in 1896 and sold in 1920 Royal Navy ship names