Five ships and two establishments of the

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, and one ship of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Indus'', after the

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Ships

* was a storeship, formerly an

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. She was purchased in 1790, but her fate is unknown. * was a 74-gun

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launched in 1812. She was renamed HMS ''Bellona'' in 1818, used for harbour service from 1840 and was broken up in 1868. * was an iron paddle

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launched in 1838 and listed until 1843. * was an 80-gun

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ship of the line launched in 1839. She was used as a

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from 1860 and was sold in 1898. * was a gunvessel launched in 1851. Her fate is unknown. * was a

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of the

launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.

Establishments

*HMS ''Indus'' was the name assigned to the Devonport

and

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of the Port Admiral, between 1860 and 1905: ** was the original guard ship between 1860 and 1898. ** was HMS ''Indus'' for a few months in 1898. * was the mechanics' training establishment and workshops at Devonport between 1906 and 1922. A number of ships were renamed whilst serving as depot and base ships for the establishment: ** was renamed HMS ''Indus'' in 1898, commissioned as the establishment in 1906, renamed HMS ''Indus I'' in 1910 and was paid off in 1922. ** was HMS ''Indus II'' between 1910 and 1914. ** was HMS ''Indus II'' between 1915 and 1918. ** was HMS ''Indus II'' between 1920 and 1922. ** was HMS ''Indus III'' between 1910 and 1922. ** was HMS ''Indus IV'' between 1904 and 1906. ** was HMS ''Indus IV'' between 1910 and 1914. ** was HMS ''Indus V'' between 1910 and 1922. {{DEFAULTSORT:Indus, Hms Royal Navy ship names