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Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Triton'' or HMS ''Tryton'', after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters: *HMS ''Tryton'' was a 42-gun fifth-rate, originally the French ship ''Triton'', captured by the British in 1702 at the battle of Vigo Bay, and sold in 1709. *HMS ''Tryton'' was a sloop in commission in 1741. *HMS ''Tryton'' was a 24-gun sixth-rate frigate launched in 1745 and burned on 28 April 1758 to avoid capture by the French. *HMS ''Triton'' was a 28-gun sixth-rate frigate launched in 1771. She served with Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood's fleet off Nevis on 25 January 1782. She was broken up in 1796. *HMS ''Triton'' was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1796. She served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and was broken up in 1820. *HMS ''Triton'' was an iron paddle sloop launched in 1846 and sold in 1872. *HMS ''Triton'' was a paddle survey vessel launched in 1882. She was a school ship at Gravesend from 1919, and was broken up in 1961. *HMS ''Triton'' was a T class submarine launched in 1937 and sunk in 1940. ==See also== *HMS ''Tryton Prize'' was a 28-gun sixth rate, formerly the French privateer ''Royal''. She was captured in 1705 by HMS ''Tryton'' and was sold in 1709. *RV ''Triton'' was an experimental trimaran operated by the Royal Navy in the early 2000s before being sold to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency in 2005 as a survey vessel. She was not commissioned however and did not carry the HMS prefix. 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 Triton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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