Military
- Philomel-class gunvessel, a class of wooden-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867
- HMS Philomel, the name bestowed on six Royal Navy (UK) ships, including:
- HMS Philomel, an 18-gun Cruizer class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and sold in 1817
- HMS Philomel, a 10-gun Cherokee class brig-sloop launched in 1823 and sold in 1833
- HMS Philomel, an 8-gun brig launched in 1842
- HMS Philomel, a Philomel class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold in 1865
- HMS Philomel, a wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1867 and sold in 1886
- HMS Philomel, a Pearl class cruiser launched in 1890
- HMNZS Philomel, the main administrative naval base of the Royal New Zealand Navy.
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