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Nine vessels of the British
Royal Navy
have been named
HMS
Echo
, after the
Echo
of
Greek mythology
.
The first
''Echo''
was a 24-gun
sixth-rate
captured from the
French
in
1758
and sold
1770
.
The second
''Echo''
was the French ship
''Hussard''
captured
1780
and wrecked in
1791
.
The third
''Echo''
was a 16-gun
sloop
in service from
1782
to
1797
.
The fourth
''Echo''
was also a 16-gun
sloop
, launched
1797
and sold
1809
.
The fifth
''Echo''
was an 18-gun
brig-sloop
in service from
1809
to
1817
The sixth
''Echo''
was a wooden paddle vessel launched in
1827
, converted to a
tugboat
in
1830
, and sold
1885
.
The seventh
''Echo'' (H23)
was an
E-class
destroyer
launched in
1934
and on loan to the
Greek Navy
as
Navarinon
from
1944
to
1956
, then broken up.
The eighth
''Echo'' (A70)
was a
survey vessel
, the
lead ship
of
her class
, launched in
1957
and sold in
1986
.
The ninth
''Echo'' (H87)
is a hydrographic survey ship, the lead ship of
''Echo'' class
, launched in
2002
and on active service
as of 2006
.
HMS Echo
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