Hyperion (ship) explained
Several ships have been named Hyperion, after Hyperion, a figure from Greek mythology, or after Hyperion, one of Saturn's moons (discovered in 1848).
Ships with the name include:
Commercial ships
- , launched at Whitby in 1810. She made voyages to Canada, the Baltic, and India, and was wrecked in the Baltic in 1823.
- , launched at Sunderland in 1814. She made one voyage for the British East India Company. Her crew abandoned her at sea in 1824.
- , launched 2015. (IMO: 9690559, MMSI: 311000322) She still carries vehicles, but was attacked during the Iran–Israel proxy conflict.
Naval ships
- , three ships of the Royal Navy with the name
- , the only ship of the US Navy with the name
See also
