HMS Euryalus

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Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Euryalus after Euryalus, one of Argonauts - the mythical band of heroes who accompanied Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.

  • {{HMS|Euryalus|1803}}, launched 1803, was a frigate. Captained by Henry Blackwood, she was at the Battle of Trafalgar, where she was Collingwood's flagship after the death of Nelson. She was broken up in Gibraltar in 1860.
  • {{HMS|Euryalus|1853}}, launched at Chatham in 1853, was a 2,371-ton wooden screw frigate of 35 guns and crew of 515.
  • {{HMS|Euryalus|1877}}, launched in 1877, was a {{sclass|Bacchante|corvette|0}} iron screw corvette, sold in 1897.
  • {{HMS|Euryalus|1901}}, launched 1901, was a {{sclass|Cressy|cruiser|0}} armoured cruiser that fought at the Dardanelles in World War I. She was scrapped in 1920.
  • {{HMS|Euryalus|42}}, launched 1939, was a {{sclass|Dido|cruiser|2}}. In World War II she was damaged at the Second Battle of Sirte in 1942.
  • {{HMS|Euryalus|F15}}, launched 1963, was a {{sclass|Leander|frigate|2}}, scrapped in 1990.

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