HMS Artemis

HMS Artemis

HMS "Artemis" after the Greek goddess Artemis is the name of a number of real and fictional ships:

Royal Navy vessels

*"Artemis" - a 32 gun frigate of the 18th century
*"Artemis" (P449), an "Amphion" class submarine foundered while at moorings in 1971

Fictional

*"Artemis" - in Diana Gabaldon's Voyager
*"Artemis" - In "The Ship", by C. S. Forester. The "Artemis" was based upon the real exploits and experiences of HMS "Penelope" during a battle in the Mediterranean Sea against superior Italian forces.

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