HMS Halcyon
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Halcyon. The term Halcyon originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone and means golden or marked by peace and prosperity.
- The first HMS Halcyon was the French 16-gun brig-sloop Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., which Template:HMS captured in 1803; Halcyon was broken up 1812.
- The second Template:HMS was an 18-gun Template:Sclass launched in 1813 and wrecked the following year in Jamaica.
- The third Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass in service from 1894 to 1919.
- The fourth Template:HMS was a paddle minesweeper in service from 1916 to 1921.
- The fifth Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass. She was launched in 1933 and sold for scrapping in 1950.
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