HMS Euryalus

HMS Euryalus

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Euryalus" after Euryalus, the character from Greek mythology, one of the Argonauts.

* "Euryalus", launched 1803, was a frigate. Captained by Henry Blackwood, she was at the Battle of Trafalgar, where she was Collingwood's flagship after the death of Nelson.
* "Euryalus", launched at Chatham in 1853, was a 2,371 ton wooden screw frigate of 35 guns and crew of 515.
* "Euryalus", launched in 1877, was a "Bacchante"-class iron screw corvette, sold in 1897.
* "Euryalus", launched 1901, was a "Cressy"-class armoured cruiser that fought at the Dardanelles in World War I. She was scrapped in 1920.
* "Euryalus" (42), launched 1939, was a "Dido"-class cruiser. In World War II she was damaged at the Second Battle of Sirte in 1942.
* "Euryalus" (F15), launched 1963, was a "Leander"-class frigate, scrapped in 1990.


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