Vesuvius (disambiguation)

Vesuvius, also known as Mount Vesuvius, is a volcano in Italy that destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii.

Vesuvius may also refer to:

Places

 * Vesuvius, British Columbia, an unincorporated settlement in Canada also known as Vesuvius Bay and named after HMS Vesuvius
 * Vesuvius, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
 * Vesuvius National Park, Italy, centered on the volcano
 * 13897 Vesuvius, an asteroid

Military

 * Battle of Vesuvius won by Rome in 340 BC
 * HMS Vesuvius, various Royal Navy ships (12 officially)
 * USS Vesuvius, several US Navy ships (5) with first directly named for the famous volcano
 * The code name for German World War II bases that were to launch the Wasserfall anti-aircraft missile
 * Vesuvius Airfield, an American World War II airfield in southern Italy

Arts and entertainment

 * "Vesuvius" (How I Met Your Mother), an episode of the TV series How I Met Your Mother
 * Vesuvius (UK record label), a British independent label
 * A wind orchestral piece written by Frank Ticheli about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
 * "Vesuvius", a song by Sufjan Stevens, on his 2010 album The Age of Adz
 * TCS Vesuvius, a starship in the Wing Commander science fiction universe
 * Vesuvius, a fictional band in the movie The Rocker
 * Vesuvius (band), a Canadian metal band, formed in 2012

Other uses

 * Vesuvius Observatory, Italy
 * A type of fireworks that resembles a volcano
 * Vesuvius plc a British maker of ceramic products