HMS Endymion

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Endymion after the Greek hero Endymion.

HMS Endymion (1779), launched in 1779, was a 44-gun Roebuck-class fifth rate. She was wrecked on a coral reef near the Turks and Caicos Islands on 23 August 1790.
HMS Endymion (1797), launched in 1797, was the lead ship of the Endymion-class frigates. She served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In the War of 1812 she fought a duel with USS President on 15 January 1815, disabling the American ship. She became a receiving ship in 1859 and was broken up in June 1868.
HMS Endymion (1865), launched in 1865, was a screw frigate. She was decommissioned in 1879 and lent for use as a hospital ship in 1881. Sold out of service in 1885, she was used as an administration ship until 1904, being sold for scrapping in December of that year.
HMS Endymion (1891), launched in 1891, was an Edgar-class cruiser. She served in World War I and was broken up in 1921.

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