Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Zebra.


HMS Zebra, was a brig launched in 1877. She was abandoned and blown up after going aground on October 22, 1878 at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, duing the American Revolutionary War.
HMS Zebra, 18, was last sloop to be built of the Cruizer class, and built in 1815. She spent much of her career based at Port Jackson, Australia. She was wrecked on December 2, 1840 near Haifa.

General Characteristics

  • Displacement: 382 tons
  • Length: 100 feet
  • Beam: 30 feet 6 inches
  • Complement: 121
  • Armament: sixteen 32 pounder carronades, two 6 pounder guns


HMS Zebra, 17 was a
sloop of the Cameleon class launched on November 13, 1860. She was scapped in 1873.


HMS Zebra was the lead ship of the Zebra class of destroyers. She was launched on December 3, 1895 and sold for scrap in 1914.


HMS Zebra, (R81), was a Z-class destroyer. She was launched on March 18, 1944 at William Denny & Brothers shipyard in Dumbarton, Scotland and commissioned on October 13, 1945.

General Characteristics

  • Displacement: 1710 tons
  • Length: 362 feet 9 inches
  • Beam: 35 feet 8 inches
  • Draft: 10 feet
  • Complement: 185
  • Armament: Four 4.5 inch guns, Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes
  • Propulsion: Twin steam turbines
  • Speed: 37 knots maximum