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Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Mercury'', or HMS ''Mercure'', after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology: *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 6-gun galley launched in 1592 and sold in 1611. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a ship launched in 1620. Her fate is unknown. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a ship purchased in 1622. Her fate is unknown. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 6-gun advice boat launched in 1694 and captured by a French privateer in 1697. *HMS ''Mercury'' was an 8-gun fireship purchased in 1739 and foundered in 1744. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 16-gun brigantine launched in 1744 and captured in 1745. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1745 and broken up in 1753. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1756 and wrecked in 1777. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1779 and broken up in 1814. *HMS ''Mercure'' was an 18-gun sloop. She was formerly a French privateer that and captured in 1798. She was renamed HMS ''Trompeuse'' in 1799 and foundered in 1800. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 14-gun brig launched in 1806 and converted to a coal hulk by 1865. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a tender launched in 1807 and broken up in 1835. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1826, used as a coal hulk from 1861 and sold in 1906. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a cutter tender launched in 1837, renamed ''YC6'' in 1866, HMS ''Plymouth'' in 1876 and was sold in 1904. *HMS ''Mercury'' was an ''Iris'' class cruiser and despatch vessel launched in 1878, converted to a depot ship in 1906 and sold in 1919. She was to have been named HMS ''Columbine'' in 1912, but this did not happen. * was an auxiliary minesweeper sunk during WWI. * was a paddle steamer requisition during WWII for use as an auxiliary minesweeper which struck a mine and sank in 1940. *HMS ''Mercury'' was a Royal Naval Communications/Signal School located at the site of Leydene House near Petersfield, England. The establishment was in commission between 1941 and 1993. ==References== * 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 Mercury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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