HMS Hibernia
Four
ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name
HMS Hibernia after the
Latin name of
Ireland.
* HMS
Hibernia, 74, was a sloop launched in 1765, and renamed
Prince of Wales*
HMS Hibernia, 110, was a ship of the line launched in
1804 and broken up almost a century later, having served for many years as the base flagship at
Malta.
* HMS
Hibernia was launched as
HMS Achilles in
1863 but briefly renamed
Hibernia between
1902 and
1904.
*
HMS Hibernia was a pre-dreadnought battleship launched in
1905 and broken up in
Germany after being sold in
1921. On
2 May 1912 she became the first ship to launch an
aircraft whilst moving.
