HMS Echo

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Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Echo, after the Echo of Greek mythology.

• The first Echo was a 24-gun sixth-rate captured from the French in 1758 and sold 1770.
• The second Echo was the French ship Hussard captured 1780 and wrecked in 1791.
• The third Echo was a 16-gun sloop in service from 1782 to 1797.
• The fourth Echo was also a 16-gun sloop, launched 1797 and sold 1809.
• The fifth Echo was an 18-gun brig-sloop in service from 1809 to 1817 built by John Pelham of Frindsbury .
• The sixth Echo was a wooden paddle vessel launched in 1827, converted to a tugboat in 1830, and sold 1885.
• The seventh Echo (H23) was an E-class destroyer launched in 1934 and on loan to the Greek Navy as Navarinon from 1944 to 1956, then broken up.
• The eighth Echo (A70) was a survey vessel, the lead ship of her class, launched in 1957 and sold in 1986.
• The ninth Echo (H87) is a hydrographic survey ship, the lead ship of Echo class, launched in 2002 and on active service as of 2006.