- HMS Andromeda
Eight ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Andromeda", after the Greek heroine Andromeda.*HMS|Andromeda|1777|6 was a 28-gun
sixth rate launched in 1777 and lost in a hurricane in 1780.
*HMS|Andromeda|1784|6 was a 32-gunfifth rate launched in 1784, placed on harbour service from 1808 and broken up in 1811.
*HMS|Andromeda|1812|6 was a 24-gun sixth rate, previously the American "Hannibal". She was captured in 1812 and sold in 1816.
*HMS "Andromeda" was to have been a sixth rate. She was renamed HMS "Nimrod" in 1827 before being launched in 1828.
*HMS|Andromeda|1829|6 was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1829 and sold in 1863.
*HMS|Andromeda|1897|6 was a "Diadem"-classcruiser launched in 1897. She later served as a depot andtraining ship , being renamed HMS "Powerful II" in 1913, HMS "Impregnable II" in 1919 and HMS "Defiance" in 1931. She was broken up in 1956.
*HMS "Andromeda" was an "Anchusa" classsloop launched in 1917 for service with the French Navy under the name "Andromede".
*HMS|Andromeda|F57|6 was a "Leander"-classfrigate launched in 1967. She was sold to theIndian Navy in 1995 and commissioned as the "Krishna".
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