HMS Elephant

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Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Elephant, after the elephant.

• The first Elephant was a captured French storeship purchased in 1705 and hulked 1709.

• The second Elephant was a 10-gun storeship purchased 1776 and sold 1779.

• The third Elephant was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1786, reduced to a 58-gun fourth-rate in 1818, and broken up in 1830.

The Minotaur of 1863 and Hermes of 1953 were also known as Elephant during construction.

 

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