HMS Aeolus explained
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aeolus, after one of a number of figures named Aeolus who appear in Greek mythology:[1]
- was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1758. She was placed on harbour service in 1796, renamed HMS Guernsey in 1800, and was broken up in 1801.
- HMS Aeolus (1800) was formerly the French ship Pallas, a 36-gun fifth rate, that a squadron captured in 1800 off the coast of France. She was renamed to Pique in 1801.[2] She was sold for breaking up in 1819.
- was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1801 and broken up 1817.
- was a 46-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1825. She was used for harbour service from 1855 and was broken up in 1886.
- was an second-class protected cruiser launched in 1891 and sold in 1914.
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Bibliography
- Web site: NMM, vessel ID 379457. Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. 30 July 2011. dead. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110802041558/http://www.nmm.ac.uk/upload/pdf/Warship_Histories_Vessels_i.pdf. 2 August 2011.
Notes and References
- Note, in old records the name is sometimes given as Eolus, or Æolus.
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