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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Orpheus''. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was a modified ''Lowestoffe'' class frigate launched in 1773. She was burnt in 1778 to avoid capture by the French at Rhode Island. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1780. In 1807 she was wrecked in the West Indies. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1809. She was broken up in 1819. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was a 22-gun ''Jason''-class wooden screw corvette launched in 1860. She was wrecked on the Manukau sandbars in New Zealand in 1863. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was an M class destroyer launched in 1916. She was sold for scrap in 1921. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was an ''Odin'' class submarine launched in 1929. She was lost with all hands off Tobruk in 1940 after being depth-charged by the Italian destroyer ''Turbine''. * HMS ''Orpheus'' was an ''Oberon'' class submarine, launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1987 and became a harbour training ship. She was sold for scrap in 1994. ==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 Orpheus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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