HMS Elephant
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Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Elephant, after the elephant. Two other ships were originally given that name, but were subsequently changed.
- HMS Elephant (1705) - the first such named ship was a captured French store-ship purchased in 1705 and hulked 1709
- HMS Elephant (1786) - a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1786, reduced to a 58-gun fourth-rate in 1818, and broken up in 1830
- HMS Minotaur - 1863, known as Elephant during construction
- HMS Hermes (R12) - initially laid down in 1945, she was originally to be called HMS Elephant
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