Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cerberus or Cerbere after Cerberus, the three-headed dog in Greek mythology that guards Hades:
HMS Cerberus (1758) was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate launched in 1758 and burnt in 1778.
HMS Cerberus (1779) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1779 and wrecked attempting to exit Castle Harbour, Bermuda, via Castle Roads[1] in 1783.
HMS Cerberus (1794) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1794 and sold in 1814 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
HMS Cerbere (1800) was a 7-gun gun-brig that HMS Viper captured from the French in 1800. She was wrecked in 1804.
HMS Cerberus (1827) was a 46-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1827 and broken up by 1866.
Navy have been named HMSCerberus or Cerbere after Cerberus, the three-headed dog in Greek mythology that guards Hades: HMSCerberus (1758) was a 28-gun...
attempted to use a floating mine to blow up HMSCerberus in Niantic Bay; the mine struck a small boat near Cerberus and detonated killing four sailors and...
Constructor to the Royal Navy. Cerberus had one sister ship, HMS Magdala, and an additional five ships of similar design (HMS Abyssinia and the four Cyclops...
HMSCerberus and HMS Lark are located in the waters of Narragansett Bay on the west side of Aquidneck Island near South Portsmouth, Rhode Island. HMS...
captured in 1795 in the English Channel by HMS Cerberus and HMS Santa Margarita, and wrecked in 1796. HMS Arab (1797) was an 8-gun schooner, the former...
1778 HMS Maidstone 1758 – broken up 1794 HMS Active 1758 – taken by the French off San Domingo 1778 HMS Levant 1758 – broken up 1780 HMSCerberus 1758...
HMS Prometheus. HMS Prometheus (1807), launched in 1807, was involved an action in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic in 1809 (see HMSCerberus or HMS Minotaur)...
powder hulk in 1864 and broken up by 1874. HMS Volage (1869) was an iron screw corvette, ordered as HMSCerberus but renamed in 1867 before being launched...
was able to assist a 'brig from Hispaniola' that was being chased by HMSCerberus and laden with military stores. The brig was then purchased by Congress...
with the loss of all hands, including the men she had rescued from HMSCerberus. HMS Mentor (1914) was an Hawthorn M-class destroyer launched in 1914....
William Howe, John Burgoyne, and Henry Clinton arrived on May 25 aboard HMSCerberus. Gage began planning with them to break out of the city, finalizing a...
frigate HMSCerberus of 32 guns. Graña surrendered after a hard fight. On 25 February 1781, whilst cruising 20 leagues off Cape Finisterre, HMSCerberus, under...
small detachment of frigates, comprising HMS Amphion, HMS Active (36 guns), HMS Volage (22 guns) and HMSCerberus (32 guns), operations continued and by...
version (HMS Abyssinia). The four Cyclops-class ships, enlarged versions of Cerberus, were ordered in 1870 for local defence of English ports. HMS Glatton...
generals William Howe, John Burgoyne, and Henry Clinton arrived on HMSCerberus, and Gage began planning to break out of the city. The British plan was...
Bushnell floating mine/keg sank a small (captured) schooner/tender to HMSCerberus, in Black Point Bay, New London, CT killing three sailors and saving...
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