HMS Apollo
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
- Template:HMS was 20-gun storeship captured from the French in 1747 and wrecked in 1749 off Madras.
- HMS Apollo was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1763 as Template:HMS. She was renamed in 1774, and was broken up in 1786.
- Template:HMS was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1794 and wrecked in 1799 off Holland.
- Template:HMS was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1804 off Portugal.
- Template:HMS was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1805. She was put in harbour service, followed by use as a troopship in 1846 and was broken up in 1856.
- Template:HMS was an Template:Sclass protected cruiser launched in 1891. She was converted into a minelayer in 1909 and was broken up in 1920.
- HMS Apollo was a Template:Sclass light cruiser launched in 1934. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1938, and renamed Template:HMAS.
- Template:HMS was an Template:Sclass launched in 1943 and broken up in 1962.
- Template:HMS was a Template:Sclass launched in 1970. She was sold to the Pakistan Navy in 1988 and renamed Zulfiquar.
Battle honours
Ships named Apollo have earned the following battle honours:
- St Vincent 1780
- China 1842
- Crimea 1854
- Normandy 1944