HMS Meleager

HMS Meleager

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Meleager", after the Greek mythological figure Meleager:

* was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1801.
* was a 36-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1805 and wrecked in 1808.


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