Three ships of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary have borne the name RFA ''Bacchus'', after
Bacchus
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...
, the god of wine in
Roman mythology:
* was a store carrier launched in 1915. She was renamed RFA ''Bacchus II'' in 1936 and was sunk as a target in 1938.
* was a store carrier launched in 1936 and sold into civilian service in 1962 under the name ''Pulau Bali''.
* was a store carrier launched in 1962 and returned to her owners in 1981 under the name ''Cherry Lanka''.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names