HMS Melampus
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Six ships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Melampus after the legengary Greek soothsayer Melampus
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Royal Navy
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have been named HMS Melampus after the legengary Greek soothsayer Melampus
Melampus
In Greek mythology, Melampus, or Melampous , was a legendary soothsayer and healer, originally of Pylos, who ruled at Argos. He was the introducer of the worship of Dionysus, according to Herodotus, who asserted that his powers as a seer were derived from the Egyptians and that he could understand...
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- HMS Melampus was a 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"...
captured in 1757 and sold soon afterwards. - HMS MelampusHMS Melampus (1785)HMS Melampus was a Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate that served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. She captured numerous prizes before she was sold in 1815.-Design and construction:...
was a fifth rate frigate built in 1785 and sold in 1815 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic WarsNapoleonic WarsThe Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. - HMS Melampus was a fifth rate frigate built in 1820 and sold in 1908.
- HMS Melampus was an Apollo class protected cruiserApollo class cruiserThe Apollo class were a class of second-class protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy in the late 19th century that served during the Boer War and World War I....
built in 1890 and sold in 1910. - HMS MelampusHMS Melampus (1914)Melampus was a laid down for the Greek Navy by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan in 1914. She was launched as 16 December 1914 and completed for service in the Royal Navy as HMS Melampus on 29 June 1915. In 1917 she accidentally rammed and sank the C-class submarine . She was...
was a destroyerDestroyerIn naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
built in 1914 which was broken up in 1921 after service in the First World War. - HMS Melampus was a shore establishment at BathurstBanjul-Transport:Ferries sail from Banjul to Barra. The city is served by the Banjul International Airport. Banjul is on the Trans–West African Coastal Highway connecting it to Dakar and Bissau, and will eventually provide a paved highway link to 11 other nations of ECOWAS.Banjul International Airport...
between 1941 and 1945.