HMS Ulysses
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Four British
Royal Navy
ships have been called HMS Ulysses:
HMS Ulysses was also the name of a fictional light cruiser in a novel of the same title
by Alistair MacLean
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Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
ships have been called HMS Ulysses:
- Ulysses, 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1779 and sold in 1816.
- Ulysses was briefly the name of a destroyer, launched on 18 August 1913, and renamed to Lysander on 30 September 1913.
- Ulysses, a modified R-class destroyer launched in 1917 and sunk in a collision in 1919
- UlyssesHMS Ulysses (R69)HMS Ulysses was an U-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted into a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F17....
, a World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
U-class destroyerU and V class destroyerThe U and V class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1942–1943. They were constructed in two flotillas, each with names beginning with "U-" or "V-"...
launched in 1943 and, following reclassification as a frigate in 1953, sold for scrap in 1979.
HMS Ulysses was also the name of a fictional light cruiser in a novel of the same title
HMS Ulysses (novel)
HMS Ulysses was the first novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, and ultimately, one of his most popular. Originally published in 1955, it was also released by Fontana Books in 1960...
by Alistair MacLean
Alistair MacLean
Alistair Stuart MacLean was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers or adventure stories, the best known of which are perhaps The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare, all three having been made into successful films...