HMS Sphinx

Six ships (and one shore establishment) of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sphinx or HMS Sphynx, after the mythical creature, the Sphinx:

Citations

  1. Demerliac (1996), p.69, #432.
  2. The London Gazette: no. 12678. p. 410. 30 August 1785.
  3. Burn, Bill (2011). "HMS Sphinx, minesweeper". naval-history.net. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

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