HMS Doris
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Four ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Doris after the mythical Greek sea nymphe Doris
, whilst another was planned:
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have been named HMS Doris after the mythical Greek sea nymphe Doris
Doris (mythology)
Doris , an Oceanid, was a sea nymph in Greek mythology, whose name represented the bounty of the sea. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and the wife of Nereus. She was also aunt to Atlas, the titan who was made to carry the sky upon his shoulders, whose mother Clymene was a sister of Doris...
, whilst another was planned:
- HMS DorisHMS Doris (1795)HMS Doris was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, which saw service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Doris was built by Cleveley, of Gravesend and was launched on 31 August 1795. She entered service in November 1795, operating as part of the Channel Fleet during the...
was a 36-gun fifth rate frigateFrigateA frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
launched in 1795 and wrecked in 1805. - HMS Doris was to have been a 32-gun fifth rate frigate. She was ordered in 1806 but was cancelled later that year.
- HMS DorisHMS Doris (1808)HMS Doris was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy that served between 1808 and 1829. She was the second ship of the Royal Navy to be named after the mythical Greek sea nymphe Doris....
was a 36-gun fifth rate frigate, launched in 1807 as the East Indiaman Salsette, but renamed Pitt later that year. She was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1808 and renamed HMS Doris. She was sold in 1829. - HMS Doris was a wood screw frigate launched in 1857 and sold in 1885.
- HMS DorisHMS Doris (1896)HMS Doris was an Eclipse-class masted cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was built at Barrow by Naval Construction and Armaments Company and laid down on 29 August 1894, being launched 3 March 1896, and completed for service 18 November 1897....
was an Eclipse classEclipse class cruiserThe Eclipse-class cruisers of the Royal Navy were protected cruisers constructed in the mid-1890s.-Design and history:They were enlarged versions of the preceding Astraea class. Between 1903 and 1905, all of the ships in the class except for Eclipse had their mixed and guns removed and replaced...
light cruiserLight cruiserA light cruiser is a type of small- or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck...
launched in 1896 and sold in 1919.