HMS Minerva

Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Minerva", after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.

* The first "Minerva" was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1759, captured by the French in 1778, recaptured in 1781 and named "Recovery", and sold 1784.
* The second "Minerva" was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1780, converted to troopship "Pallas" in 1798, and broken up 1803.
* The third "Minerva" was a 29-gun storeship purchased in 1781 and sold 1783.
* The fourth "Minerva" was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1805 and broken up 1815.
* The fifth "Minerva" was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1820, sent to harbour service 1861, and sold 1895.
* The sixth "Minerva" was an "Eclipse" class protected cruiser launched in 1895 and sold in 1920.
* The seventh "Minerva" was the monitor "M33" converted to a coastal minelayer and renamed in 1925, reclassified as hulk C23 in 1946
* The eighth "Minerva" (F45) was a frigate launched in 1964 and beached for breakup in 1994.

ee also

* Minerva (disambiguation)
* Minerve (disambiguation)
* HMS "Minerve"
* French ship "Minerve"