HMS Ajax

HMS Ajax

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Ajax" after the Greek hero Ajax:

*HMS|Ajax|1767|6 was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1767 and sold in 1785.
*HMS|Ajax|1798|6 was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1798. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and was burned by accident in 1807.
*HMS|Ajax|1809|6 was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1809. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1846 and broken up in 1864.
*HMS "Ajax" was a 78-gun third rate launched in 1835 as HMS "Vanguard". She was renamed HMS "Ajax" in 1867 and was broken up in 1875.
*HMS|Ajax|1880|6 was an "Ajax" class ironclad battleship launched in 1880 and sold in 1904.
*HMS|Ajax|1912|6 was a "King George V"-class battleship launched in 1912 and broken up in 1926.
*HMS|Ajax|22|6 was a "Leander"-class light cruiser launched in 1934. She took part in the Battle of the River Plate and was broken up in 1949.
*HMS|Ajax|F114|6 was a "Leander"-class frigate launched in 1962 and broken up in 1988.

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