HMS Siren

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, or HMS Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:

  • HMS Siren was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1745 and sold in 1764.
  • HMS Siren was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1773 and wrecked in 1777.
  • HMS Sirene was a 16-gun sloop, previously the French Sirene. She was captured in 1794 by HMS Intrepid and HMS Chichester, and wrecked in 1796.
  • HMS Siren was to have been a 32-gun fifth rate, ordered in 1805 and cancelled in 1806.
  • HMS Siren was previously the USS Syren. She was captured in 1814 and used as a hospital hulk. She was on the Navy list until 1815.
  • HMS Siren was a 16-gun brig-sloop, launched in 1841 and broken up by 1868.
  • HMS Siren was a steam tender built in 1855 and sold in 1863.
  • HMS Siren was previously HMS Opossum, an Albacore class gunboat launched in 1856. She was renamed HMS Siren in 1895, and was sold in 1896.

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Royal Navy ships named HMS Syren

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