HMS Apollo

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:


 * HMS Apollo (1747) was 20-gun storeship captured from the French in 1747 and wrecked in 1749 off Madras.
 * HMS Apollo was a 32-gun fifth-rate launched in 1763 as HMS Glory (1763). She was renamed in 1774, and was broken up in 1786.
 * HMS Apollo (1794) was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1794 and wrecked in 1799 off Holland.
 * HMS Apollo (1799) was a 36-gun fifth-rate launched in 1799 and wrecked in 1804 off Portugal.
 * HMS Apollo (1805) was a 38-gun fifth-rate launched in 1805. She was put in harbour service, followed by use as a troopship in 1846 and was broken up in 1856.
 * HMS Apollo (1891) was an Apollo-class cruiser protected cruiser launched in 1891. She was converted into a minelayer in 1909 and was broken up in 1920.
 * HMS Apollo was a Leander-class cruiser (1931) light cruiser launched in 1934. She was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in 1938, and renamed HMAS Hobart (1939).
 * HMS Apollo (M01) was an Abdiel-class minelayer launched in 1943 and broken up in 1962.
 * HMS Apollo (F70) was a Leander-class frigate launched in 1970. She was sold to the Pakistan Navy in 1988 and renamed Zulfiquar.

Battle honours
Ships named Apollo have earned the following battle honours:
 * St Vincent 1780
 * China 1842
 * Crimea 1854
 * Normandy 1944