HMS Minerva

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Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.

• {{HMS|Minerva|1759}} was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1759, captured by the French in 1778, recaptured in 1781 and renamed HMS Recovery. She was sold in 1784.
• {{HMS|Minerva|1780}} was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1780, converted to troopship Pallas in 1798, and broken up 1803.
• {{HMS|Minerva|1781}} was a 29-gun storeship purchased in 1781 and sold 1783.
• {{HMS|Minerva|1805}} was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1805 and broken up 1815.
• {{HMS|Minerva|1820}} was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1820, sent to harbour service 1861, and sold 1895.
• {{HMS|Minerva|1895}} was an {{sclass|Eclipse|cruiser|0}} protected cruiser launched in 1895 and sold in 1920.
• {{HMS|Minerva|1925}} was the monitor {{HMS|M33}} converted to a coastal minelayer and renamed in 1925, renamed as a boom defence workshop C23(M), and as hulk C23 in 1946, and later known as RMAS Minerva.
• {{HMS|Minerva|F45}} was a {{sclass|Leander|frigate}} launched in 1964 and sold for scrap in 1993.