List of ships named Medusa
Medusa is a common name for ships. The name comes from Greek mythology and refers to a gorgon with snake hair. The sight of Medusa petrified the viewer. She was beheaded by Perseus .
Ship list
| designation | Ship type | Class / type | Construction year | Shipyard | Owner | period of service | Whereabouts | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méduse | frigate | Pallas class | 1810 | French Navy | 1810-1816 | Stranded July 2, 1816 | ||
| MedusaReceipt ? | monitor | Passaic class | 1862 | Atlantic Iron Works , Boston | United States Navy | June 15 to August 10, 1869 | Renamed in Nantucket , sold in 1900 | |
| Medusa | corvette | Nymph- class | 1864 | Royal Shipyard , Gdansk | Prussian / Imperial Navy | 1867-1880 | Wrecked in Danzig in 1891 | |
| Medusa | Small cruiser | Gazelle- class | 1900 | AG Weser , Bremen | Imperial Navy | 1901-1924 | In World War II as a floating anti-aircraft battery used, scrapped until 1950 | |
| MedusaReceipt ? | Workshop ship | 1923 | Puget Sound Navy Yard , Bremerton | United States Navy | 1924-46 | Wrecked in 1951 | ||
| Medusa | Minesweeper | Women praise class | Kröger shipyard , Rendsburg | German Navy | 1967-2001 |
See also
Web links
Commons : Ships named Medusa - collection of images, videos and audio files
Footnotes
- ↑ Albrecht, Gerhard (ed.): Weyers Flottentaschenbuch 1994/96 . Bernard & Graefe, Bonn 1994, ISBN 3-7637-4507-6 , pp. 61 f .