HMS Nemesis

HMS Nemesis

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Nemesis", after the goddess Nemesis, of Greek mythology:

*HMS|Nemesis|1780|6 was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1780. She was captured by the French in 1795, but was recaptured in 1796, and was sold in 1814.
*HMS|Nemesis|1826|6 was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1826 and broken up by 1866.
*HMS|Nemesis|1910|6 was an "Acorn" class destroyer launched in 1910. She was lent to the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1917, being renamed "Kanran". She was returned in 1919 and was sold in 1921.

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*HEIC "Nemesis" was an iron paddle frigate of the Honourable East India Company launched in 1839. She was surveyed and laid up in 1843 and put up for sale in 1852.


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