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Six ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Melampus''''' after the |
Six ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Melampus''''' after the legendary Greek soothsayer [[Melampus]]. |
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* {{HMS|Melampus|1757}} was a [[fifth-rate]] [[frigate]] captured in 1757 and sold soon afterwards. |
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* {{HMS|Melampus|1785}} was a fifth-rate frigate built in 1785 and sold in 1815 after service in the [[French Revolutionary War|French Revolutionary]] and [[Napoleonic Wars]]. |
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* {{HMS|Melampus|1820}} was a fifth-rate frigate built in 1820 and sold in 1908. |
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* {{HMS|Melampus|1890}} was an {{sclass|Apollo|cruiser|0}} [[protected cruiser]] built in 1890 and sold in 1910. |
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* {{HMS|Melampus|1914}} was a [[destroyer]] built in 1914 which was broken up in 1921 after service in the [[First World War]]. |
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* {{HMS|Melampus|1941}} was a [[shore establishment]] at [[Banjul|Bathurst]] between 1941 and 1945. |
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Latest revision as of 03:46, 15 April 2022
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melampus after the legendary Greek soothsayer Melampus.
- HMS Melampus (1757) was a fifth-rate frigate captured in 1757 and sold soon afterwards.
- HMS Melampus (1785) was a fifth-rate frigate built in 1785 and sold in 1815 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
- HMS Melampus (1820) was a fifth-rate frigate built in 1820 and sold in 1908.
- HMS Melampus (1890) was an Apollo-class protected cruiser built in 1890 and sold in 1910.
- HMS Melampus (1914) was a destroyer built in 1914 which was broken up in 1921 after service in the First World War.
- HMS Melampus (1941) was a shore establishment at Bathurst between 1941 and 1945.