Eight vessels of the British
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Minerva'', after the goddess
Minerva of
Roman mythology.
* was a 32-gun
fifth rate launched in 1759, captured by the
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in 1778, recaptured in 1781 and renamed HMS ''Recovery''. She was sold in 1784.
* was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1780, converted to troopship ''Pallas'' in 1798, and broken up 1803.
* was a 29-gun
storeship
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purchased in 1781 and sold 1783.
* was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1805 and broken up 1815.
* was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1820, sent to harbour service 1861, and sold 1895.
* was an
protected cruiser launched in 1895 and sold in 1920.
* was the
monitor converted to a coastal minelayer and renamed in 1925, renamed as a boom defence workshop C23(M), and as hulk C23 in 1946, and later known as RMAS ''Minerva''.
* was a launched in 1964 and sold for scrap in 1993.
See also
*
Minerva (disambiguation)
Minerva is the Roman goddess of crafts and wisdom. The name may also refer to:
People
* Minerva (Daum Agora user), a South Korean netizen famous for his economic predictions
* Minerva Urecal (1894–1966), American film and television actress
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