HMS Aeolus

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aeolus, after one of a number of figures named Aeolus who appear in Greek mythology:^{[Note 1]}

• HMS Aeolus (1758) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1758. She was placed on harbour service in 1796, renamed HMS Guernsey in 1800, and was broken up in 1801.
• HMS Aeolus (1800) was formerly the French ship Pallas, a 36-gun fifth rate, that a squadron captured in 1800 off the coast of France. She was renamed to Pique in 1801.^[1] She was sold for breaking up in 1819.
• HMS Aeolus (1801) was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1801 and broken up 1817.
• HMS Aeolus (1825) was a 46-gun fifth-rate frigate launched in 1825. She was used for harbour service from 1855 and was broken up in 1886.
• HMS Aeolus (1891) was an Apollo class second-class protected cruiser launched in 1891 and sold in 1914.

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• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475. 
• "NMM, vessel ID 379457" (PDF). Warship Histories, vol i. National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 

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