HMS Electra

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Electra, after the Greek mythological figure, Electra:

HMS Electra was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806 and wrecked in 1808.
HMS Electra was a 16-gun brig-sloop, previously the French Espiegle. She was captured in 1808 by HMS Sybille and was sold in 1816.
HMS Electra was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1837 and sold in 1862.
HMS Electra was a Brazen class destroyer launched in 1896 and reclassified as a C class destroyer in 1913. She was sold for scrapping in 1920.
HMS Electra was an E class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.

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