HMS Latona

HMS Latona

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Latona", after the Romanised name of the character Leto, of Greek mythology:

*HMS|Latona|1781|6 was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1781. She was used for harbour service from 1813 and was sold in 1816.
*HMS|Latona|1821|6 was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1821, put up for sale in 1869 and broken up by 1875.
*HMS|Latona|1890|6 was an "Apollo" class protected cruiser launched in 1890. She was used as minelayer in 1907 and was sold in 1920.
*HMS|Latona|M76|6 was an "Abdiel" class minelayer launched in 1940 and sunk in 1941.


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