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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology. - {{HMS|Orpheus|1773}} was a modified Lowestoffe-class frigate launched in 1773. She was burnt in 1778 to avoid capture by the French at Rhode Island.
- {{HMS|Orpheus|1780}} was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1780. In 1807 she was wrecked in the West Indies.
- {{HMS|Orpheus|1809}} was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1809. She was broken up in 1819.
- {{HMS|Orpheus|1860}} was a 22-gun {{sclass-|Jason|corvette|0}} wooden screw corvette launched in 1860. She was wrecked on the Manukau sandbars in New Zealand in 1863.
- {{HMS|Orpheus|1916}} was an {{sclass2-|Admiralty M|destroyer}} launched in 1916. She was sold for scrap in 1921.
- {{HMS|Orpheus|N46}} was an {{sclass-|Odin|submarine}} launched in 1929. She was lost with all hands off Tobruk in 1940 after being depth-charged by the {{ship|Italian destroyer|Turbine|1927|6}}.
- {{HMS|Orpheus|S11}} was an {{sclass-|Oberon|submarine|2}}, launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1987 and became a harbour training ship. She was sold for scrap in 1994.
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