HMS Europa

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There were least two ships named HMS Europa in the British Royal Navy. The name is from the Greek mythological character Europa.

• In the 18th century, HMS Europa was a ship of the line. Among her junior officers who later earned fame were then-lieutenant George Vancouver and then-midshipman (later Rear Admiral) Peter Puget.

• In 1939, a craft named Sparrows Nest in Lowestoft became the Central Depot for the Royal Naval Patrol Service, and was renamed Pembroke X. Responsible for about 5,500 ships and around 70,000 men, the RNPS was mainly involved with minesweeping and anti-submarine work. Not long into the Second World War, Pembroke X was renamed HMS Europa and this title remained until she was decommissioned in 1946.