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*[[HMS Cleopatra (1779)|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 (1779)|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 (1835)|HMS ''Cleopatra'']] was a 26 gun sixth rate built in 1835 and broken up in 1862.
*[[HMS Cleopatra (1835)|HMS ''Cleopatra'']] was a 26 gun sixth rate built in 1835 and broken up in 1862.
*[[Cleopatra (1839)'']] was an East India Company paddle frigate built in 1839 and foundered in the [[Indian Ocean]] in 1847.
*[[Cleopatra (1839)|''Cleopatra'']] was an East India Company paddle frigate built in 1839 and foundered in the [[Indian Ocean]] in 1847.
*[[HMS Cleopatra (1878)|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 (1878)|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 (1915)|HMS ''Cleopatra'']] was a [[C class cruiser|C-class]] [[light cruiser]] built in 1915 and broken up in 1931.
*[[HMS Cleopatra (1915)|HMS ''Cleopatra'']] was a [[C class cruiser|C-class]] [[light cruiser]] built in 1915 and broken up in 1931.

Revision as of 08:17, 17 May 2015

Several 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.
  • Cleopatra was an East India Company paddle frigate 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.