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Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Phoenix'', after the legendary phoenix bird. The earliest example of the use of HMS as an abbreviation is a reference to HMS Phoenix in 1789.〔"HMS", ''The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea''. (Oxford: Oxford University Press), 2006, Encyclopedia.com. (September 16, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-HMS.html.〕 ==Ships== * , a 20-gun ship purchased in 1546, rebuilt in 1558, and sold in 1573. * , a 20-gun ship launched in 1613 and in the records until 1624. * , a 38-gun ship launched in 1647, in Dutch hands for several months in 1652, and wrecked in 1664. * , a Dutch ship captured in 1665 and sunk as a blockship in 1667. * , a 42-gun fifth rate launched in 1671. She was upgraded to a 42-gun fourth-rate in 1674, but reverted to a 36-gun fifth rate in 1691. She was burnt in 1692 to prevent her capture. * , an 8-gun bomb vessel purchased in 1692 and sold in 1698. * , an 8-gun fire ship launched in 1694, rebuilt in 1709 as a 24-gun sixth-rate and rebuilt again in 1727. She was hulked in 1742 and sold in 1744. * , a 24-gun post ship launched in 1743, used as a hospital hulk after 1755, and was sold in 1762. * , a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1759 and lost in a hurricane off Cuba in 1780. * , a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1783 and wrecked in 1816 in the Bay of Chisme near Smyrna when a sudden change of wind threw her on the shore.〔Gossett (1986), p. 97.〕 * , a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1832, converted to screw propulsion in 1845, and sold in 1864. * , a composite ''Doterel''-class screw sloop launched in 1879 and wrecked on the east point of Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1882, with no loss of life.〔Gossett (1986), p. 122.〕 * , a ''Phoenix''-class sloop launched in 1895 and capsized 1906 in a typhoon at Hong Kong. * , a ''Pearl''-class cruiser launched in 1889. She was renamed HMS ''Tauranga'' in 1890 and was sold in 1906. * , an ''Acheron''-class destroyer launched in 1911 and sunk 1918 by the Austro-Hungarian submarine . * , a ''Parthian''-class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk by an Italian torpedo boat in 1940. 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 Phoenix」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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