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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Melpomene'' after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology. * HMS ''Melpomene'' was a 38-gun fifth rate frigate captured in 1794 and sold in 1815 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. * HMS ''Melpomone'' was a 38-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1815 and sold in 1821. * HMS ''Melpomene'' was a screw frigate launched in 1857 and sold in 1875. * HMS ''Melpomene'' was a ''Marathon'' class light cruiser launched in 1888 and sold in 1905. * HMS ''Melpomene'' was an ''Apollo'' class protected cruiser launched in 1891 as HMS ''Indefatigable''. She was renamed HMS ''Melpomone'' in 1910 and was sold in 1913. * HMS ''Melpomene'' was a ''Medea'' class destroyer, built for the Greek Navy as the ''Samos''. She was purchased in 1914 and launched in 1915. She was broken up in 1921. * HMS ''Melpomene'' was a minelayer, formerly the monitor HMS ''M31'' launched in 1915. She was renamed HMS ''Melpomene'' in 1922 and HMS ''Menelaus'' in 1940, being broken up in 1948. ==See also== * was a French destroyer seized in 1940, operated by the Free French Naval Forces between 1940 and 1942, and by the Royal Navy from 1942 until 1946, when she was returned to the French Navy. 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 Melpomene」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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