Question: Who once owned the Royal Navy HMS Carrick?

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Edward Jordan (pirate): Edward Jordan (1771–1809) was an Irish rebel, fisherman and pirate in Nova Scotia.  He was typical of the violent but short-lived pirates in the 19th century following the end of "Golden Age of Piracy" in the 18th century.  Born in County Carlow, Ireland, he took part in the Irish rebellions of 1797-98 but was pardoned and attempted to start a new life as a fisherman in Nova Scotia.  On 13 September 1809, desperate to avoid debts, he slaughtered the crew of a merchant who came to seize the schooner he owned named "Three Sisters".  However the captain, John Stairs, managed to escape overboard to be rescued by a passing fishing schooner and survived to spread the alarm.  A few weeks later the Royal Navy schooner HMS "Cuttle" captured Jordan.

Vanguard-class submarine: The "Vanguard" class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy.  The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and includes four boats: "Vanguard" , "Victorious" , "Vigilant" and "Vengeance" .  They were built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, which is now owned by BAE Systems.  All four boats are based at HM Naval Base Clyde (HMS "Neptune"), 40 km west of Glasgow, Scotland.

HMS Liberty (1768): Liberty was a sloop owned by John Hancock, an American merchant.  Seized by customs officials in Boston in 1768, it was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS "Liberty", and was burned the next year by American colonists in Newport, Rhode Island in one of the first acts of open defiance against the British crown by American colonists.

City of Adelaide (1864): City of Adelaide is a clipper ship, built in Sunderland, England, and launched on 7 May 1864.  The ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS "Carrick between 1923 and 1948 and, after decommissioning, was known as Carrick" until 2001.  At a conference convened by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 2001, the decision was made to revert the ship's name to "City of Adelaide", and the duke formally renamed her at a ceremony in 2013.

The Navy Lark: The Navy Lark is a radio sit-com about life aboard a British Royal Navy frigate named HMS "Troutbridge", (a play on HMS "Troubridge", a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsmouth.  In series 1 and 2, the ship and crew were stationed offshore at an unnamed location known simply as "The Island".  In series 2 this island was revealed to be owned by Lt. Cdr.  Stanton.

Devitt and Moore: Devitt and Moore was a British shipping company formed by Thomas Henry Devitt and Joseph Moore in 1836.  They became shipowners and entered the passenger and cargo trade to Australia managing and owning many clipper ships such as the "City of Adelaide" and the "South Australian".  With the advent of steam, they developed a training scheme for cadets and formed Pangbourne College.

Supporting paragraphs: Devitt and Moore City of Adelaide (1864)
Answer: Devitt and Moore