HMS Eurotas

Last updated December 28, 2021

Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Eurotas, after Eurotas, a character in Greek mythology:

HMS Eurotas (1813) was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1813 and broken up in 1817.
HMS Eurotas (1829) was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1829, converted to screw propulsion in 1856 and sold in 1865.

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