HMS Pactolus
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Two Royal Navy ships have carried the name HMS Pactolus, after the river in which, according to legend, King Midas washed his hands to divest himself of the golden touch.
- The first Pactolus was a frigate built in 1813 and was decommissioned in 1817.
- The second Pactolus was a Pelorus class cruiser built in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1921.
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