Hyperion (ship)

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Several ships have been named Hyperion, after Hyperion, a figure from Greek mythology, or after Hyperion, one of Saturn's moons (discovered in 1848).

Ships with the name include:

Commercial ships

  • {{ship||Hyperion|1810 ship}}, launched at Whitby in 1810. She made voyages to Canada, the Baltic, and India, and was wrecked in the Baltic in 1823.
  • {{ship||Hyperion|1814 ship}}, launched at Sunderland in 1814. She made one voyage for the British East India Company. Her crew abandoned her at sea in 1824.
  • {{ship||Hyperion Ray|2015 ship}}, launched 2015. (IMO: 9690559, MMSI: 311000322) She still carries vehicles, but was attacked during the Iran–Israel proxy conflict.

Naval ships

  • {{HMS|Hyperion}}, three ships of the Royal Navy with the name
  • {{USS|Hyperion|AK-107}}, the only ship of the US Navy with the name

See also