HMS Orpheus
List of ships with the same or similar names
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
- HMS Orpheus (1773) was a modified Lowestoffe-class frigate launched in 1773. She was burnt in 1778 to avoid capture by the French at Rhode Island.
- HMS Orpheus (1780) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1780. In 1807 she was wrecked in the West Indies.
- HMS Orpheus (1809) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1809. She was broken up in 1819.
- HMS Orpheus (1860) was a 22-gun Jason-class wooden screw corvette launched in 1860. She was wrecked on the Manukau sandbars in New Zealand in 1863.
- HMS Orpheus (1916) was an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1916. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
- HMS Orpheus (N46) was an Odin-class submarine launched in 1929. She was lost with all hands off Tobruk in 1940 after being depth-charged by the Italian destroyer Turbine.
- HMS Orpheus (S11) was an Oberon-class submarine, launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1987 and became a harbour training ship. She was sold for scrap in 1994.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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