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HMS Badger (1777)
Brig of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Badger.
HMS Badger was a brig rigged Sloop-of-War[1] in service with the Royal Navy in the late eighteenth century. Badger is notable as being the first Royal Navy ship to be commanded by Horatio Nelson.