Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Telemachus, after Telemachus, a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey:
HMS Telemachus (1917) was an R-class destroyer launched in 1917 and sold in 1927.
HMS Telemachus (P321) was a T-class submarine launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1961.
In addition, the Royal Navy employed a hired armed cutter Telemachus between 1795 and 1801.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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name HMSTelemachus, after Telemachus, a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey: HMS Telemachus (1917)...
sank the freighter Director in the Mozambique Channel. 17 July 1944: HMSTelemachus sank Japanese submarine I-166 in the Strait of Malacca. 19 July 1944:...
Aerial photo of a rendezvous between the British submarine HMSTelemachus and a Catalina of No. 112 Air Sea Rescue Flight RAAF in the Banda Sea, Netherlands...
the town of Jepara and approximately 80 km north east of Semarang. HMSTelemachus arrived at the location but owing to bad weather after 3 days Lt Cdr...
damaged and beached. 17 July Action of 17 July 1944 – British submarine HMSTelemachus sinks Japanese submarine I-166 off Penang 17 July Operation Mascot –...
of VPB-142. I-66/I-166 – Sunk off One Fathom Bank on 17 July 1944 by HMSTelemachus. I-67 – Sank in diving accident off Minamitorishima on 29 August 1940...
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and "Third" class is redesignated "Second" class. British submarine HMSTelemachus goes missing, presumed sunk, for several hours while conducting a hydrographic...
HMS Vanquisher (D54) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II. Vanquisher, the first Royal Navy...
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1797 by His Majesty's hired armed cutter Telemachus. Jean Bart was built at Dunkirk in 1780. Before Telemachus captured her, she captured Fly, which was...
HMS Springbok was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. The R class were an improvement on the preceding M-class,...
cargo ship laid down in 1940 as MV Telemachus, requisitioned as Empire Activity and converted to an escort carrier as HMS Activity, converted to merchant...
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