HMS Orpheus
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At least four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus:
- The first Orpheus was built around 1773.
- The second Orpheus was a Jason class corvette launched in 1861 and wrecked off Auckland, New Zealand in 1863.
- The third Orpheus was an Odin class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk off Tobruk in 1940.
- The fourth Orpheus was an Oberon class submarine, commissioned in 1960
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