HMS Orpheus
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
- Template:HMS was a modified Lowestoffe-class frigate launched in 1773. She was burnt in 1778 to avoid capture by the French at Rhode Island.
- Template:HMS was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1780. In 1807 she was wrecked in the West Indies.
- Template:HMS was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1809. She was broken up in 1819.
- Template:HMS was a 22-gun Template:Sclass wooden screw corvette launched in 1860. She was wrecked on the Manukau sandbars in New Zealand in 1863.
- Template:HMS was an Template:Sclass2 launched in 1916. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
- Template:HMS was an Template:Sclass launched in 1929. She was lost with all hands off Tobruk in 1940 after being depth-charged by the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..
- Template:HMS was an Template:Sclass, launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1987 and became a harbour training ship. She was sold for scrap in 1994.
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