Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dasher: was an 18-gun sloop launched in Bermuda in 1797. She became a convict hulk in 1832 and was broken up in 1838. was a wooden paddle packet launched in 1837 and sold in 1885. was a torpedo boat destroyer launched in 1894 and sold in 1912. was an launched in 1941. She was transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease in 1942 and was sunk in 1943. is an launched in 1986 and currently in service. Royal Navy ship names