HMS Sirius

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Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sirius after the brightest star in the nighttime sky.

• The Sirius of 1786 was a ship of the First Fleet to Australia.
• The Sirius of 1797 was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate, and served during the Napoleonic Wars.
• The Sirius of 1892 was an Apollo-class protected cruiser that served in World War I.
• The Sirius of 1940 was a Dido-class light cruiser in World War II.
• Sirius (F40) was a Leander-class frigate in service from 1966 to 1994.