HMS Hyacinth
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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hyacinth after the hyacinth flower:
- Template:HMS, launched in 1806, was an 18-gun Template:Sclass, broken up in 1820.
- Template:HMS, launched in 1829, was a sixth-rate sloop. In 1839, fighting alongside Template:HMS, she destroyed 29 Chinese ships near Hong Kong. This battle was the first of many decisive victories of the British over the Qing Dynasty's military in the First Opium War.
- Template:HMS, launched in 1881, was a Template:Sclass corvette. She served on the China station and was sold for breaking in 1902.
- Template:HMS, launched in 1898, was a Template:Sclass light cruiser. In 1910 she was responsible for shelling Dubai in the Hyacinth Incident. She served in the First World War and was scrapped in 1923.
- Template:HMS, launched in 1940, was a Template:Sclass2. She served in the Second World War, was loaned to the Royal Hellenic Navy in 1943 and renamed Apostolis.