HMS Cerberus

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Cerberus" after the three-headed dog named Cerberus that guards Hades in Greek mythology:

* HMS "Cerberus" was a 28-gun sixth rate frigate launched in 1758 and burnt in 1778.
* HMS "Cerberus" was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1779 and wrecked on Bermuda [Bermuda Shipwrecks http://www.shipwreckexpo.com/bermudashipwreckscerberus.htm] in 1783.
* HMS "Cerberus" was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1794 and sold in 1814 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
* HMS "Cerberus" was a 10-gun gun-brig captured from the French in 1800 by HMS "Viper". She was wrecked in 1804.
* HMS "Cerberus" was a 46-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1827 and broken up by 1866.

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The Royal Australian Navy have used the name for a number of ships and shore establishments:
*HMVS "Cerberus" was a breastwork monitor launched in 1868. She converted into a depot ship in 1918 and was renamed "Platypus II". She was sunk as a breakwater in 1926.
*HMAS "Cerberus" is a training establishment opened in 1920 in Victoria.
**HMAS "Protector" was named HMAS "Cerberus" in 1921 when serving as a tender to the training establishment.