HMS Cleopatra

HMS Cleopatra

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Cleopatra", after the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra:

*HMS "Cleopatra" was a 32 gun fifth rate, built in 1779 and broken up in 1814. She was captured by the French in 1805 and spent several days in French hands before being recaptured.
*HMS "Cleopatra" was a 26 gun sixth rate built in 1835 and broken up in 1862.
*HMS "Cleopatra" was an Indian paddle sloop built in 1839 and foundered in the Indian Ocean in 1847.
*HMS "Cleopatra" was a screw corvette built in 1878, and used for harbour service from 1905. She was renamed "Defiance II" in 1922 and sold for breaking up in 1931.
*HMS "Cleopatra" was a C-class light cruiser built in 1915 and broken up in 1931.
*HMS "Cleopatra" was a "Dido" class cruiser built in 1940 and broken up in 1958.
*HMS "Cleopatra" was a "Leander"-class frigate launched in 1964 and sold for scrap in 1993.


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