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Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Calliope'' after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology: *HMS ''Calliope'', one of fourteen Royal Naval Reserve units, is a "stone frigate" situated on the Gateshead bank of the River Tyne, between the Tyne Bridge and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. *HMS ''Calliope'' was a 10-gun ''Cherokee''-class brig-sloop launched in 1808 and broken up in 1829. *HMS ''Calliope'' was a 28-gun sixth-rate launched in 1837. She was used as a floating chapel in 1860 and a factory from 1865. She was broken up in 1883. *HMS ''Calliope'' was a ''Calypso''-class corvette or third class cruiser launched in 1884. She was used as a Royal Naval Reserve drill ship from 1907, was renamed HMS ''Helicon'' in 1915 and took back the name of HMS ''Calliope'' in 1931. She was sold in 1951. *HMS ''Calliope'' was a C-class light cruiser launched in 1914, the lead ship of the ''Calliope'' subgroup. She was sold in 1931. *HMS ''Calliope'' was originally the ''Falmouth''-class sloop HMS ''Falmouth''. She was launched in 1932, and renamed HMS ''Calliope'' in 1952 when she replaced the 1884 HMS ''Calliope'' as the RNR's drill ship. She was broken up in 1968. ==References== * *(HMS ''Calliope'' ) from the (Royal Navy website ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Calliope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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