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HMS Orpheus

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Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus:

  • HMS Orpheus (1773), a modified Lowestoffe class frigate launched in 1773 and burnt in 1778 to avoid capture by the French at Rhode Island.
  • HMS Orpheus (1861), a Jason class corvette launched in 1861 and wrecked off Auckland, New Zealand in 1863.
  • HMS Orpheus (1916), an M class destroyer Launched in 1916, sold for scrap in 1921.
  • HMS Orpheus (N46), an Odin class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk off Tobruk in 1940.
  • HMS Orpheus (S11), an Oberon class submarine, commissioned in 1960

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