HMS Halcyon

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Halcyon. The term Halcyon originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone and means golden or marked by peace and prosperity.

• The first HMS Halcyon was the French 16-gun brig-sloop Alcyon, which HMS Narcissus captured in 1803; Halcyon was broken up 1812.
• The second HMS Halcyon (1813) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1813 and wrecked the following year in Jamaica.
• The third HMS Halcyon (1894) was a Dryad-class torpedo gunboat in service from 1894 to 1919.
• The fourth HMS Halcyon (1916) was a paddle minesweeper in service from 1916 to 1921.
• The fifth HMS Halcyon (J42) was a Halcyon-class minesweeper. She was launched in 1933 and sold for scrapping in 1950.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.