HMS Orpheus

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At least four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus:

• The first Orpheus was a Modified Lowestoffe class frigate launched in 1773 and burnt in 1778 to avoid capture by the French at Rhode Island.
• The second Orpheus was a Jason class corvette launched in 1861 and wrecked off Auckland, New Zealand in 1863.
• The third Orpheus was an Odin class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk off Tobruk in 1940.
• The fourth Orpheus was an Oberon class submarine, commissioned in 1960