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Three ships of the British [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Observer''''':

* {{HMS|Observer|1781}}, a [[Sloop-of-war|sloop]] of 10 guns, was the Massachusetts privateer ''Amsterdam'', which {{HMS|Amphitrite|1778|6}} captured on 19 October 1781.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=12618|page=66|date=1 February 1785}}</ref> ''Observer'' was sold on 21 October 1784.
* {{HMS|Observer|1916}}, an {{sclass2|Admiralty M|destroyer}} launched in 1916 and sold in 1921.
* [[HMS Oribi (G66)|HMS ''Observer'']], an [[O and P-class destroyer|O-class destroyer]] renamed whilst under construction to HMS ''Oribi'' (G66) and launched in 1941. The ship was transferred to Turkey in 1946 and broken up in 1965.

==See also==
* [[French brig Observateur (1800)|HMS ''Observateur'']], a French brig launched at Le Havre in 1800, captured in 1806 and sold in 1814.

==Citations==
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==References==
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}

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