Hms Charybdis
Six ships of the
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS ''Charybdis
'', after the sea monster
Charybdis
of
Greek mythology
.
The first
Charybdis
was an 18-gun
brig-sloop
in use from
1809
to
1819
.
The second
Charybdis
was a 10-gun
brig-sloop
in use from
1831
to
1843
.
The third
Charybdis
was a
screw corvette
launched in
1859
, loaned to
Canada
from
1880
to
1882
, and sold
1884
.
The fourth
Charybdis
was a
2nd class cruiser
launched in
1893
, converted to a cargo ship in
1918
and sold to
Bermuda
in
1922
.
The fifth
Charybdis
was a
cruiser
launched in
1940
and sunk in the
English Channel
by German
torpedo boats
in
1943
.
The sixth
Charybdis
was a
Leander
-class
frigate
launched in
1968
and sunk as a target in
1993
.
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