At least two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Destruction.
Destruction was a Convulsion-class bomb vessel launched in 1804. Lieutenant Peter Wright commissioned her in 1805 for the Downs station. She was paid off in June 1806 and sold on 27 August 1806.[1]
Destruction was an American gunboat captured at the Battle of Lake Borgne on 14 December 1814. She remained in service until at least 4 June 1815.[2] Prize money for her and the other vessels captured at the battle was paid in July 1821.[3]