The first ''Adventure'' was a 26-gun Galley launched in 1594 and broken up 1645.
The second ''Adventure'' was a 32-gun ship launched in 1646 and captured by the French in 1701.
The third ''Adventure'' was a 40-gun Fifth Rate launched in 1709 and broken up in 1741.
The fourth ''Adventure'' was a Fourth Rate launched in 1741, rebuilt as a 32-gun fifth rate in 1758, and sold in 1770.
The fifth ''Adventure'' was a Survey Ship . Originally a Collier named ''Marquis of Rockingham'', she was purchased in 1771 and named ''Rayleigh'', then renamed ''Adventure'' later that year. Commanded by Tobias Furneaux , she accompanied ''Resolution'' on James Cook 's second voyage to the Pacific (1772–1775). Adventure Bay is named for her. She was converted to a Fire Ship in 1780 and sold in 1783.
The sixth ''Adventure'' was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1784 and broken up in 1816.
The seventh ''Adventure'' was a 10-gun transport launched in 1809 as ''Aid''. She was converted to a Survey Ship 1817 and renamed in 1821. In the late 1820s under the command of Philip Parker King she surveyed South America . She was sold in 1853.
The eighth ''Adventure'' was an iron screw Storeship , launched in 1855 as ''Resolute'', renamed 1857 and broken up in 1877.
A Torpedo Ram ordered in 1885 was named ''Adventure'' but cancelled before launch.
The ninth ''Adventure'' was a river Gunboat launched in 1891, transferred to British Central Africa in 1896 and sold in 1921.
