HMS ''Pelorus'' is the designation which has been given to numerous ships of the
Royal Navy
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.
* was an 18-gun launched in 1808 and wrecked in 1844 while transporting opium to China.
* was a 22-gun wooden screw
corvette
A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
launched in 1857 and broken up for scrap in 1869.
* , a
light cruiser launched in 1889 and renamed HMS ''Mildura'' in 1890. She served on the Australia Station and was sold for scrap in 1906.
* , a
protected cruiser launched in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1920.
* , an launched in 1943. She was sold to South Africa in 1947, becoming HMSAS ''Pietermaritzburg''. She was scuttled on 12 November 1994 to make an artificial reef at Miller's Point near Simon's Town, South Africa.
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Royal Navy ship names