HMS Elephant

HMS Elephant

Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS "Elephant", after the elephant. Two other ships were originally given that name, but were subsequently changed.

* HMS "Elephant" (1705) - the first such named ship was a captured French store-ship purchased in 1705 and hulked 1709

* HMS "Elephant" (1776) - a 10-gun storeship purchased 1776 and sold 1779

* HMS "Elephant" (1786) - a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1786, reduced to a 58-gun fourth-rate in 1818, and broken up in 1830
* HMS "Minotaur" - 1863, known as "Elephant" during construction

* HMS "Hermes" (R12) - initially laid down in 1945, she was originally to be called HMS "Elephant"shipindex|name= Elephant


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