HMS Pallas
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Seven ships of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been called HMS Pallas. There are several figures called Pallas in Greek Mythology.
- The first Pallas was a 36 gun fifth rate launched at Deptford in 1757 and run agound in 1783.
- The second Pallas was a 32 gun fifth rate launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1793 and wrecked in 1798 near Plymouth.
- The third Pallas was a 38 gun fifth rate launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1780 as HMS Minerva but renamed HMS Pallas when she was converted to a troopship in 1798. She was renamed HMS Shannon in 1803 and ran aground later that year. She was burnt to avoid capture by French forces.
- The fourth Pallas was another 32 gun fifth rate launched at Plymouth in 1804 and wrecked in 1810 at the Firth of Forth.
- The fifth Pallas was a 36 gun fifth rate launched at Portsmouth in 1816, and converted to a coal hulk in 1836. She was sold in 1862.
- The sixth Pallas was an armoured corvette launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1865, and sold in 1886.
- The seventh Pallas was a second class cruiser launched at Portsmouth in 1890, and sold in 1906.
References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
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