HMS Lacedaemonian

Last updated December 26, 2021

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lacedaemonian, after an inhabitant of the region of Greece also known as Laconia:

HMS Lacedemonian (1796) was a 12-gun brig, previously the French privateer Lacédémonienne. She was captured in 1796 but was recaptured by the French in 1797.
HMS Lacedaemonian (1812) was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1812 and broken up in 1822.

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