Editing HMS Endymion

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Four ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Endymion''''' after the Greek hero [[Endymion (mythology)|Endymion]].

*{{HMS|Endymion|1779}}, launched in 1779, was a 44-gun {{sclass|Roebuck|ship|0}} [[fifth rate]]. She was wrecked on a coral reef near the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] on 23 August 1790.
*{{HMS|Endymion|1797}}, launched in 1797, was the [[lead ship]] of the {{sclass|Endymion|frigate}}s. She served in the [[French Revolutionary Wars|French Revolutionary]] and [[Napoleonic Wars]]. In the [[War of 1812]] she fought a duel with {{USS|President|1800|6}} on 15 January 1815, disabling the American ship. She became a [[receiving ship]] in 1859 and was broken up in June 1868.
*{{HMS|Endymion|1865}}, launched in 1865, was a [[screw frigate]]. She was decommissioned in 1879 and lent for use as a hospital ship in 1881. Sold out of service in 1885, she was used as an administration ship until 1904, being sold for scrapping in December of that year.
*{{HMS|Endymion|1891}}, launched in 1891, was an {{sclass|Edgar|cruiser}}. She served in [[World War I]] and was broken up in 1921.

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