HMS Circe

HMS Circe

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Circe", after the Greek goddess Circe.

* The first "Circe" was a 28-gun sixth-rate launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1803.

* The second "Circe" was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1804 and sold in 1814.

* The third "Circe" was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1827, confined to harbour service in 1866, renamed "HMS Impregnable" in 1916 and sold 1922.

* The fourth "Circe" was a torpedo gunboat in service from 1892 to 1920.

* The fifth "Circe" was a minesweeper launched in 1942 and broken up 1967.


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