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Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Vulcan'', after the god Vulcan, of Roman mythology: ==Ships== * was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater in 1709. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian ''Hunter''. She was purchased in 1739 and hulked in 1743. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously the civilian ''Mary''. She was purchased in 1745 and sold in 1749. * was an 8-gun fireship, previously an American merchantman. She was purchased in 1777 and destroyed in 1782 to prevent her capture. * was a 14-gun fireship launched in 1783. She was destroyed in 1793 to prevent her capture. * was a 10-gun bomb vessel, previously the civilian ''Hector''. She was purchased in 1796 and was sold in 1802. *HMS ''Vulcan'' was to have been an iron paddle frigate. She was renamed in 1843 before being launched in 1845. * was an iron screw frigate launched in 1849. She was converted to a troopship in 1851 and was sold in 1867 as the barque ''Jorawur''. * was a depot ship launched in 1889. She was converted to a training hulk and renamed HMS ''Defiance III'' in 1931 and was scrapped in 1955. Two replacement ships were named HMS ''Vulcan II'': * * was HMS ''Vulcan II'' between 1919 and 1924. * * was HMS ''Vulcan II'' between 1923 and 1930. * (1937) was a trawler used as a depot ship for Coastal Forces, then serving as a repair ship for a minesweeping flotilla, being paid off in 1947. HMS Vulcan was involved in lifesaving after the Air Raid on Bari and had some mustard gas casualties as a result. 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 Vulcan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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