Five ships of the
Hellenic Navy
The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of vari ...
have borne the name ''Hydra'' or ''Ydra'' (Ύδρα), named after the island of
Hydra
Hydra generally refers to:
* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
, which played a major role in the
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
:
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''Hydra'' (1827–1831), a 26-gun sail corvette captured from the Egyptian fleet in 1827, destroyed in 1831 at
Poros during a rebellion against Governor
Ioannis Kapodistrias
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''Hydra'', a 433-ton steam
gunboat built at the Black Wall Shipyard in England in 1891. It was armed with one fixed Krupp 270/30 gun and one small rapid-fire gun
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''Hydra'' (1889–1918), a French-built ironclad warship
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''Hydra'' (1932–1942), a ''Dardo''-class destroyer
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''Hydra'' (1992–today), a ''MEKO 200''-type frigate, lead ship of the ''Hydra'' class frigate
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Hellenic Navy ship names