Four ships of the
Royal Navy
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have borne the name HMS ''Niobe'', after the figure of
Niobe
In Greek mythology, Niobe (; grc-gre, Νιόβη ) was a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione, the most frequently cited, or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa, the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
Her father was the ru ...
in
Greek mythology
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*HMS ''Niobe'' was a 38-gun
fifth-rate, formerly the , which the Royal Navy captured in 1800; ''Niobe'' was broken up in 1816.
* was a 28-gun
sixth rate launched in 1849 and sold to the Prussian Navy in 1862.
* was a wood
screw sloop launched in 1866 and wrecked in 1874.
* was a
protected cruiser launched in 1897. She was transferred to the
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
in 1910, used as a depot ship from 1915 and was broken up in 1922.
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Royal Navy ship names