Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Elephant, after the elephant. Two other ships were originally given that name, but were subsequently changed.
HMS Elephant (1705) - the first such named ship was a captured French store-ship purchased in 1705 and hulked 1709.
HMS Elephant (1776) - a 10-gun storeship purchased 1776 and sold 1779.
HMS Elephant (1786) - a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1786, reduced to a 58-gun fourth-rate in 1818, and broken up in 1830.
HMS Minotaur (1863), lead ship in her class of broadside ironclad warships and known as Elephant during construction.
HMS Hermes (R12) - aircraft carrier laid down in 1945 as HMS Elephant. Ship renamed Hermes before completion.
List of ships with the same or similar names
This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
been named HMSElephant, after the elephant. Two other ships were originally given that name, but were subsequently changed. HMSElephant (1705) - the...
Battle of Corunna. He went on to be commanding officer of the third-rate HMSElephant and captured the United States privateer Swordfish during the War of...
carrier, but was cancelled in 1945. HMS Hermes (R12) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, originally planned as HMSElephant, but renamed in 1945. She was...
conversion. HMS Goliath of 1781 (razeed 1813)[citation needed] HMS Majestic of 1785 (razeed 1813) HMS Saturn of 1786 (razeed 1813) HMSElephant of 1786 (razeed...
Services Expedition led by Commander Malcolm Burley was dropped off on Elephant Island by HMS Endurance. The party then spent six months carrying out a survey...
August 1798, HMS Vanguard Copenhagen, 1 April 1801, HMSElephant St Vincent, 14 February 1797, HMS Captain Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, HMS Victory On the...
HMS Milford 1695 HMS Arundel 1695 HMS Rye 1696 HMS Scarborough 1696 HMS Looe (i) 1696 HMS Lynn 1696 HMS Fowey 1696 HMS Southsea Castle (i) 1696 HMS Gosport...
he moved to Warsash at the mouth of the River Hamble; this included HMSElephant launched in 1786, which carried Nelson to the Battle of Copenhagen. Although...
Elephant and Castle is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. The name also informally refers to much of Walworth and Newington...
action as commander of HMS Juno, a fifth-rate 32-gun frigate, between 1798 and 1802. In 1803 he was given the command of HMSElephant, a 74-gun third-rate...
HMS Minotaur (1816) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1816, renamed Hermes in 1866 and broken up in 1869. HMS Minotaur (1863), ordered as Elephant but...
sunk in action. 20 June – Hiyō sunk in action. 21 June – HMS Hermes laid down as HMSElephant (construction suspended at end of WWII). 28 June – USS Randolph...
Global Information
