HMS Hydra

HMS Hydra

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Hydra", after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:

* was a 24-gun sixth-rate launched in 1778 and sold in 1783.
* was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1797. She was used as a troopship from 1812 and was sold in 1820.
* was a wooden steam paddle sloop launched in 1838. She was used as a survey vessel until paid off in 1868 and sold in 1870.
* was a "Cyclops" class turret ship launched in 1871 and sold in 1903.
* was an "Acheron" class destroyer launched in 1912 and sold in 1921.
* was an "Algerine" class minesweeper launched in 1942. She was damaged by a mine in 1944 and not repaired. She was scrapped in 1945.
* was an oceanographic survey vessel launched in 1965 and sold to Indonesia in 1986. They renamed her "Dewi Kembar".

Battle honours

*Syria 1840
*Dogger Bank 1915
*Jutland 1916
*North Sea 1943
*Arctic 1943-44
*Normandy 1944
*South Atlantic 1982


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