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HMS Anacreon

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Four vessels of Britain's Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Anacreon, named after the Greek poet Anacreon.

  • HMS Anacreon was the French privateer Anacreon, which HMS Champion captured in 1799. She was sold in 1802.
  • HMS Anacreon was a brig-sloop of 16 guns purchased in 1804 and sold in 1805.
  • HMS Anacreon was a Cormorant-class ship-sloop launched in 1813 and lost, presumed foundered with all hands, in February 1814 while en route from Lisbon. Her commander was Captain George Pratt.
  • HMS Anacreon was a schooner launched in 1815 and transferred to Customs the following year.

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