HMS Cerberus
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cerberus or Cerbere after the three-headed dog named Cerberus that guards Hades in Greek mythology:
- HMS Cerberus was a 28-gun sixth rate frigate launched in 1758 and burnt in 1778.
- HMS Cerberus was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1779 and wrecked on Bermuda[1] in 1783.
- HMS Cerberus was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1794 and sold in 1814 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
- HMS Cerbere was a 7-gun gun-brig that HMS Viper captured from the French in 1800. She was wrecked in 1804.
- HMS Cerberus was a 46-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1827 and broken up by 1866.
See also
The Royal Australian Navy have used the name for a number of ships and shore establishments:
- HMVS Cerberus was a breastwork monitor launched in 1868. She converted into a depot ship in 1918 and was renamed Platypus II. She was sunk as a breakwater in 1926.
- HMAS Cerberus is a training establishment opened in 1920 in Victoria.
- HMAS Protector was named HMAS Cerberus in 1921 when serving as a tender to the training establishment.
References
- ↑ Bermuda Shipwrecks http://www.shipwreckexpo.com/bermudashipwreckscerberus.htm
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