- HMS Hebe
Five ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS "Hebe", after the Greek goddess Hebe.* The first "Hebe" was a French 38-gun
fifth-rate captured in 1782, renamed "Blonde" in 1805, and broken up in 1811.* The second "Hebe" was a 32-gun
fifth-rate in service from 1804 to 1813.* The third "Hebe" was a 46-gun
fifth-rate launched in 1826, made areceiving ship in 1839, hulked in 1861, and broken up 1873.* The fourth "Hebe" was a
torpedo gunboat launched in 1892, converted to a minesweeper in 1909, and sold 1919.* The fifth "Hebe" was a minesweeper launched in 1936 and sunk by a mine off
Bari in November 1943.References
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