HMS Sphinx

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title: HMS Sphinx
text: Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sphinx or HMS Sphynx, after the mythical creature, the Sphinx: - HMS Sphinx (1748) was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1748 and sold in 1770. - HMS Sphinx (1775) was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1775. The French captured her in September 1779, but HMS Proserpine recaptured her on 29 November 1779. She was broken up in 1811. - HMS Sphynx (1815) was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1815 that became a Post Office Packet Serv
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date created: 2009-06-26T22:36:58Z
date modified: 2024-09-10T06:57:59Z
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