HMS Sibyl

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls (Gr:Σίβυλλα):

HMS Sibyl was a 28-gun Sixth Rate launched in 1779. She was renamed HMS Garland in 1795 and was wrecked in 1798.
HMS Sybille (1794) was a 44-gun Fifth Rate, previously the French frigate Sibylle. She was captured in 1794, reduced to harbour service in 1831 and was sold in 1833.
HMS Sybille was a 36-gun Fifth Rate launched in 1847 and broken up in 1866.
HMS Sybille was an Apollo class cruiser launched in 1890 and wrecked in 1901.
HMS Sybille was an M class destroyer launched in 1913 and sold in 1926.
HMS Sibyl was an S class submarine launched in 1942 and broken up in 1948.
HMS Sibyl was to have been a C class destroyer. She was renamed HMS Cavendish before her launch in 1944.

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