HMS Medusa

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Medusa", after the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa:

*HMS "Medusa" was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1798.
*HMS "Medusa" was 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1801. She was Nelson's flagship on his return to England at Harwich on 9 August, was present at the Action of 5 October 1804 and was broken up in 1816. [http://www.realessex.co.uk/content/download/63/276/file/REview+Issue2.pdf] ,
*HMS "Medusa" was to have been a 46-gun fifth rate. She was ordered in 1816, reordered in 1830 and cancelled in 1831.
*HMS "Medusa" was a wood paddle packet launched in 1838 and sold in 1872.
*HMS "Medusa" was an iron paddle gunboat launched in 1839 and wrecked in 1853.
*HMS "Medusa" was a "Marathon" class cruiser launched in 1888, on harbour service from 1910, sold in 1920 and resold in 1921.
*HMS "Medusa" was a "Medea" class destroyer, previously the Greek "Lesvos". She was purchased in 1914, before being launched in 1915. She was sunk in a collision with HMS "Laverock" in 1916.
*HMS "Medusa" was an "M29" class monitor, previously named HMS "M29". She was renamed HMS "Medusa" in 1925, converted to a depot ship and renamed HMS "Talbot" in 1941, HMS "Medway II" in 1943 and back to HMS "Medusa" in 1944. She was sold in 1946 and broken up in 1947.
*HMS|Medusa|A353 was a harbour defence launch, launched in 1943 as "ML 1387". She served in D-Day, was renamed "BDB 76" in 1946, "SDML 3516" in 1949 and "Medusa" in 1961. She was paid off in 1963, and is now a museum ship. [http://www.hmsmedusa.org.uk/] [http://nationalhistoricships.org.uk/index.cfm/event/getVessel/vref/522]

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