HMS Sirius

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sirius after the brightest star in the nighttime sky.

• HMS Sirius (1786) was a ship of the First Fleet to Australia.
• HMS Sirius (1797) was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate, and served during the Napoleonic Wars until she was lost at the Battle of Grand Port, Isle de France.
• HMS Sirius (1813) was a fifth-rate frigate.
• HMS Sirius (1868) was an Eclipse class wooden screw sloop sold in 1885.
• HMS Sirius (1892) was an Apollo class protected cruiser that served in World War I.
• HMS Sirius (82) was a Dido class light cruiser in World War II.
• HMS Sirius (F40) was a Leander-class frigate in service until 1994.

Related:

• HMAS Sirius (O 266) - Royal Australian Navy replenishment vessel, named in honour of First Fleet ship HMS Sirius (1786).