HMS Apollo

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The name HMS Apollo may refer to the following Royal Navy ships:

  • HMS Apollo, 20-gun Combat stores ship, originally French, captured in 1747 and wrecked in 1749 off Madras
  • HMS Apollo, 32-gun fifth-rate, originally HMS Glory (1763), launched in 1763, renamed in 1774, and broken up in 1786
  • HMS Apollo (1794) was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1794 and wrecked 1799 off Holland
  • HMS Apollo (1799) was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1804 off Portugal
  • HMS Apollo (1805) was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1805 and broken up in 1856.
  • HMS Apollo (1891) was a protected cruiser launched in 1891, the lead ship of her class. Converted to a minelayer, she served in World War I and was broken up in 1920
  • HMS Apollo was a Leander-class light cruiser, launched in 1934, transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1939, and renamed HMAS Hobart (1939).
  • HMS Apollo (M01), an Abdiel-class minelayer launched in 1943 and broken up in 1962.
  • HMS Apollo (F70) was a Leander class frigate launched in 1970. She was sold to the Pakistan Navy in 1988 and renamd Zulfiquar.

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