HMS Europa
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Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Europa, after the Greek mythological character Europa
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was a hulk, a former Dutch ship captured in 1673. She was burnt by accident in 1675. was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1765. She was renamed HMS Europe in 1778 and was broken up in 1814. was a gunboat
commissioned in 1782. was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1783. She became a troopship
in 1798 and was sold in 1814. was a transport hired in 1854. was a Diadem class cruiser
launched in 1897 and sold in 1920.
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 Europa, after the Greek mythological character Europa
Europa (mythology)
In Greek mythology Europa was a Phoenician woman of high lineage, from whom the name of the continent Europe has ultimately been taken. The name Europa occurs in Hesiod's long list of daughters of primordial Oceanus and Tethys...
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was a hulk, a former Dutch ship captured in 1673. She was burnt by accident in 1675. was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1765. She was renamed HMS Europe in 1778 and was broken up in 1814. was a gunboat
Gunboat
A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...
commissioned in 1782. was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1783. She became a troopship
Troopship
A troopship is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime...
in 1798 and was sold in 1814. was a transport hired in 1854. was a Diadem class cruiser
Diadem class cruiser
The Diadem class cruiser was a class of "First-Class" protected cruiser built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s that served in the First World War...
launched in 1897 and sold in 1920.
- Europa was the name of the Central Depot for the Royal Naval Patrol ServiceRoyal Naval Patrol ServiceThe Royal Naval Patrol Service was a branch of the Royal Navy active during the Second World War. The RNPS operated many small auxiliary vessels such as naval trawlers for anti-submarine and minesweeping operations to protect coastal Britain and convoys during WWII.-History:The Royal Naval Patrol...
in LowestoftLowestoftLowestoft is a town in the English county of Suffolk. The town is on the North Sea coast and is the most easterly point of the United Kingdom. It is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and south-east of Norwich...
from early in the Second World War until she was decommissioned in 1946. It was originally the garden of a private house and was called Sparrows Nest. When first opened in September 1939 it was called Pembroke X.