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Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Penelope'', after the faithful wife Penelope of Greek mythology. * The first ''Penelope'' was a 24-gun sixth-rate launched in 1778 and captured by her Spanish prisoners in 1780. * The second ''Penelope'' was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1783 and broken up 1797. * The third ''Penelope'' was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1798 and wrecked in 1815. * The fourth ''Penelope'' was a 46-gun fifth-rate launched in 1829 but completed in 1843 as a paddle frigate, and sold for breakup in 1864. * The fifth ''Penelope'' was an armoured corvette launched in 1867 that became a prison hulk in 1897 and was sold in 1912. * The sixth ''Penelope'' was an ''Arethusa''-class light cruiser launched in 1914 and sold in 1924. * The seventh ''Penelope'' was a tender purchased in 1918 and sold in 1922. * The eighth ''Penelope'' (97) was an ''Arethusa''-class light cruiser launched in 1935 and sunk off Naples in 1944. * The ninth ''Penelope'' (F127) was a ''Leander''-class frigate launched in 1962 and sold to Ecuador in 1991, which operated her as ''Presidente Eloy Alfaro''. ==See also== * Hired armed cutter ''Penelope'' 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 Penelope」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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