HMS Apollo

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:

  • {{HMS|Apollo|1747}} was 20-gun storeship captured from the French in 1747 and wrecked in 1749 off Madras.
  • HMS Apollo was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1763 as {{HMS|Glory|1763|6}}. She was renamed in 1774, and was broken up in 1786.
  • {{HMS|Apollo|1794}} was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1794 and wrecked in 1799 off Holland.
  • {{HMS|Apollo|1799}} was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1804 off Portugal.
  • {{HMS|Apollo|1805}} was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1805. She was put in harbour service, followed by use as a troopship in 1846 and was broken up in 1856.
  • {{HMS|Apollo|1891}} was an {{sclass|Apollo|cruiser|0}} protected cruiser launched in 1891. She was converted into a minelayer in 1909 and was broken up in 1920.
  • HMS Apollo was a {{sclass|Leander|cruiser (1931)|0}} light cruiser launched in 1934. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1938, and renamed {{HMAS|Hobart|1939|6}}.
  • {{HMS|Apollo|M01}} was an {{sclass|Abdiel|minelayer}} launched in 1943 and broken up in 1962.
  • {{HMS|Apollo|F70}} was a {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} launched in 1970. She was sold to the Pakistan Navy in 1988 and renamed Zulfiquar.

Battle honours

Ships named Apollo have earned the following battle honours:

See also

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