Ships
- HMS Indus was a storeship, formerly an East Indiaman. She was purchased in 1790, but her fate is unknown.
- HMS Indus was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1812. She was renamed HMS Bellona in 1818, used for harbour service from 1840 and was broken up in 1868.
- HMS Indus was an iron paddle gunboat launched in 1838 and listed until 1843.
- HMS Indus was an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1839. She was used as a guard ship from 1860 and was sold in 1898.
- HMS Indus was a gunvessel launched in 1851. Her fate is unknown.
- HMIS Indus was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Indian Navy launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.
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Famous quotes containing the word ships:
“Give blue-eyed men their swivel chairs
To whirl in tall buildings.
Allow them many ships at sea,
And on land, soldiers
And policemen.”
—Arna Bontemps (1902–1973)
“The northern sky rose high and black
Over the proud unfruitful sea,
East and west the ships came back
Happily or unhappily....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
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We’ll call him so, if not plain Ralph,
For Rhime the Rudder is of Verses,
With which like Ships they steer their courses.”
—Samuel Butler (1612–1680)