HMS Pandora

HMS Pandora was the name of several ships in the history of the British Royal Navy.

• The first HMS Pandora was a frigate of the Porcupine - class with 24 guns, which was launched in 1779. The ship was in 1791 in search of the Bounty and ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
• The second HMS Pandora was a brig of 14 guns. The originally French ship named Pandour was captured in 1795 by the Royal Navy.
• The third HMS Pandora was a brig Cruizer class with 18 cannons. She ran in 1806 from the pile and was destroyed in 1811.
• The fourth HMS Pandora was also a brig Cruizer class, which was launched in 1813. It was sold in 1831.
• The fifth HMS Pandora was armed with three guns brig. The 1833, launched in ship was used from 1857 for coastal protection and sold in 1862.
• The sixth HMS Pandora was a steam-powered gunboat in wood construction, which was launched in 1859. The ship was built in 1875 and again in 1878 and renamed USS Jeanette. It made ​​several trips to the Arctic. There it is frozen in 1881 and sunk in the ice.
• The seventh HMS Pandora was a cruiser of the Pearl Class 1889 and ran from the stack. A year later she was named Katoomba and was sold in 1906.
• The eighth HMS Pandora was a cruiser of the Pelorus class. In 1900, launched in 1913 scrapped ship.
• The ninth HMS Pandora was a depot ship. The current under the name of Seti merchant ship was purchased in 1914 and renamed in 1924 in Dolphin. 1939 hit a mine and sank.
• The tenth HMS Pandora was a submarine of the Parthian class. The boat sank in 1929, launched in 1942 in Valetta, was lifted the following year and 1957 scrapped.

• Name of ship of the Royal Navy