HMS Orestes
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Several ships of the Royal Navy
have carried the name HMS Orestes:
was a Dutch-built brig-sloop. She was captured from the Dutch in 1781. was a ship sloop of 16 guns, purchased in 1803 and wrecked in 1805, but without loss of her crew. was a of 16 guns, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1817. was a sloop, launched on 31 May 1824 and converted into a coal depot in 1852. was a , launched on 18 August 1860 and scrapped in 1866., an M-class destroyer
, launched in 1916 and sold for scrap in 1921. was an , sunk as a target in Seacat missile trials.
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 carried the name HMS Orestes:
was a Dutch-built brig-sloop. She was captured from the Dutch in 1781. was a ship sloop of 16 guns, purchased in 1803 and wrecked in 1805, but without loss of her crew. was a of 16 guns, launched in 1805 and broken up in 1817. was a sloop, launched on 31 May 1824 and converted into a coal depot in 1852. was a , launched on 18 August 1860 and scrapped in 1866., an M-class destroyer
Admiralty M class destroyer
The M class, more properly known as the Admiralty M class, were a class of 85 destroyers built for the Royal Navy that saw service during World War I...
, launched in 1916 and sold for scrap in 1921. was an , sunk as a target in Seacat missile trials.