HMS Pylades

HMS Pylades

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Pylades" after Pylades, a character in Greek mythology:

*HMS|Pylades|1781|6 was an 18-gun sloop, previously the Dutch privateer "Hercules". She was captured in 1781 and broken up in 1790.
*HMS|Pylades|1794|6 was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1794. She was wrecked later that year, but salvaged and sold. She was repurchased in 1796 and sold in 1815.
*HMS|Pylades|1824|6 was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1824 and broken up in 1845.
*HMS|Pylades|1854|6 was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1854 and sold in 1875.
*HMS|Pylades|1884|6 was a "Satellite"-class composite screw corvette launched in 1884 and sold in 1906.
*HMS|Pylades|1916|6 was an M-class destroyer launched in 1916 and sold in 1921.
*HMS|Pylades|J401|6 was a "Catherine"-class minesweeper launched in 1943 and sunk in 1944 during the Normandy Campaign.


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