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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cleopatra, after the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra:
- HMS Cleopatra was a 32 gun fifth rate, built in 1779 and broken up in 1814. She was captured by the French in 1805 and spent several days in French hands before being recaptured.
- HMS Cleopatra was a 26 gun sixth rate built in 1835 and broken up in 1862.
- HMS Cleopatra was an Indian paddle sloop built in 1839 and foundered in the Indian Ocean in 1847.
- HMS Cleopatra was a screw corvette built in 1878, and used for harbour service from 1905. She was renamed Defiance II in 1922 and sold for breaking up in 1931.
- HMS Cleopatra was a C-class light cruiser built in 1915 and broken up in 1931.
- HMS Cleopatra was a Dido class cruiser built in 1940 and broken up in 1958.
- HMS Cleopatra was a Leander-class frigate launched in 1964 and sold for scrap in 1993.
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.