HMS Ethalion

HMS Ethalion

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Ethalion" after Ethalion, a mythical Greek sailor transformed into a dolphin for attempting to abduct Dionysus, whilst another was planned:

* HMS "Ethalion" was a fifth rate frigate launched in 1797 which served in the French Revolutionary Wars but was wrecked in 1799.
* HMS "Ethalion" was a fifth rate frigate launched in 1802 which served in the Napoleonic Wars. She was used for harbour service from 1823, was lent to the Harwich Corporation as a breakwater in 1835 and was on navy lists until 1877.
*HMS "Ethalion" was to have been a "Colossus" class aircraft carrier. She was renamed HMS "Mars" in 1942, but was then renamed HMS "Pioneer" before her launch in 1944.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • HMS Ethalion (1797) — HMS Ethalion was a 38 gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She had a brief career, serving during the Napoleonic Wars. Ethalion was built by Graham, of Harwich and was launched on 14 March 1797. [p. 87, Grocott] She entered service in 1797,… …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Anson (1781) — HMS Anson HMS Anson …   Википедия

  • HMS Pioneer (R76) — was a Colossus class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy The ship was built by Vickers in Barrow in Furness. The Colossus class was intended to meet a shortage of naval flight decks. Their design was based on that of the Illustrious class aircraft …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Donegal (1798) — The Barra was a Téméraire class 74 gun ship of the line of the French Navy. She was renamed Pégase in 1795, and Hoche in 1797. She was captured by the British on 12 October 1798 and recommissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Donegal .CaptureAs Hoche …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Anson (1781) — HMS Anson was a 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Plymouth on 4 September 1781 by Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire. She fought at the Battle of Les Saintes on April 9 1782 under the flag of Admiral Sir George Rodney …   Wikipedia

  • HMS Pioneer — Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer : * HMS Pioneer was a 14 gun brig listed 1804–1807. * HMS Pioneer was a 12 gun cutter launched in 1810. She was converted to a schooner in 1813 and back to a cutter in 1819. She was… …   Wikipedia

  • Seegefecht vom 16. und 17. Oktober 1799 — Seegefecht vom 16./17.Oktober 1799 Datum 16. Oktober bis 17. Oktober 1799 Ort Atlantischer Ozean Ausgang Britisc …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Battle of Tory Island — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tory Island partof=the French Revolutionary Wars and the Irish Rebellion of 1798 caption=Coastline of Tory Island date=12 October 1798 place=Atlantic Ocean, convert|20|nmi|km north of the Donegal coast …   Wikipedia

  • Bataille de l'île de Toraigh — 55° 18′ N 8° 30′ W / 55.3, 8.5 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • French frigate Bellone (1779) — The Bellone was an Iphigénie class 32 gun frigate of the French Navy. She was one of the French ships with a copper covered hull.In 1782, she fought against HMS Coventry . She took part in the Bataille du 13 prairial an 2 (Glorious First of June) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”