HMS Iris — Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Iris after the Greek mythological figure Iris. A seventh was planned but renamed before entering service: *HMS|Iris|1777|6 was a 28 gun sixth rate frigate, formerly the American USS|Hancock|1776|6.… … Wikipedia
HMS Iris (1877) — HMS Iris was an Iris Class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy. They were the first all steel ships to serve with the Royal Navy. Her Maudslay machinery produced 7,300 hp, slightly less than her stablemate HMS Mercury , but her 17.35 knots… … Wikipedia
HMS Mercury (1878) — HMS Mercury was an Iris Class second class cruiser of the Royal Navy. The two ships were the first all steel ships in the Royal Navy and Mercury , slightly more powerful than her stablemate HMS Iris , was the fastest ship in the Navy at the time… … Wikipedia
Iris — typically refers to:* Iris (mythology), in Greek mythology, a messenger god and the personification of rainbows * Iris (color), an ambiguous color ranging from blue violet to violet, from the flower of the same nameIris may also refer to:In… … Wikipedia
HMS Polyphemus (1782) — HMS Polyphemus HMS Polyphemus … Википедия
HMS Active (1758) — HMS Active HMS Active … Википедия
HMS Centaur (1797) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. HMS Centaur. HMS Centaur HMS Centaur … Википедия
Iris class cruiser — The Iris Class comprised two ships, HMS Iris and HMS Mercury , which served with the Royal Navy. They were the Royal Navy s first all steel ships.They were designed as dispatch vessels by William White under the direction of Nathaniel Barnaby but … Wikipedia
HMS Polyphemus (1782) — HMS Polyphemus , a 64 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 27 April 1782 at Sheerness. She was the first ship of the Royal Navy named for Polyphemus the Cyclops. She was laid down at Sheerness in 1782 and was… … Wikipedia
HMS Mercury — Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury , or HMS Mercure , after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology: *HMS Mercury was a 6 gun galley launched in 1592 and sold in 1611. *HMS Mercury was a ship launched in 1620. Her fate… … Wikipedia
