Seven ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Sibyl'' or HMS ''Sybille'', named for the Greek mythological figures, the
Sibyls (Greek: ''Σίβυλλα''):
* was a 28-gun
sixth rate launched in 1779. She was renamed HMS ''Garland'' in 1795 and was wrecked in 1798.
* HMS ''Sybille'' (1794) was a 44-gun
fifth rate, previously the . She was captured in 1794, reduced to harbour service in 1831 and was sold in 1833.
* was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1847 and broken up in 1866.
* was an launched in 1890 and wrecked in 1901.
* was an
M-class destroyer
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larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
launched in 1913 and sold in 1926.
* was an
S-class submarine
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launched in 1942 and broken up in 1948.
* HMS ''Sibyl'' was to have been a . She was renamed before her launch in 1944.
See also
*
French ship ''Sibylle''
References
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Royal Navy ship names