HMS Echo

Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Echo", after the Echo of Greek mythology.

* The first "Echo" was a 24-gun sixth-rate captured from the French in 1758 and sold 1770.
* The second "Echo" was the French ship "Hussard" captured 1780 and wrecked in 1791.
* The third "Echo" was a 16-gun sloop in service from 1782 to 1797.
* The fourth "Echo" was also a 16-gun sloop, launched 1797 and sold 1809.
* The fifth "Echo" was an 18-gun brig-sloop in service from 1809 to 1817 built by John Pelham of Frindsbury .
* The sixth "Echo" was a wooden paddle vessel launched in 1827, converted to a tugboat in 1830, and sold 1885.
* The seventh "Echo" (H23) was an E-class destroyer launched in 1934 and on loan to the Greek Navy as "Navarinon" from 1944 to 1956, then broken up.
* The eighth "Echo" (A70) was a survey vessel, the lead ship of her class, launched in 1957 and sold in 1986.
* The ninth "Echo" (H87) is a hydrographic survey ship, the lead ship of "Echo" class, launched in 2002 and on active service as of 2006.