HMS Telemachus

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Telemachus, after Telemachus, a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey :

In addition, the Royal Navy employed a hired armed cutter Telemachus between 1795 and 1801.

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