Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Electra, after the Greek mythological figure, Electra:
- HMS Electra was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806 and wrecked in 1808.
- HMS Electra was a 16-gun brig-sloop, previously the French Espiegle. She was captured in 1808 by HMS Sybille and was sold in 1816.
- HMS Electra was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1837 and sold in 1862.
- HMS Electra was a Brazen class destroyer launched in 1896 and reclassified as a C class destroyer in 1913. She was sold for scrapping in 1920.
- HMS Electra was an E class destroyer launched in 1934 and sunk in 1942.
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Famous quotes containing the word electra:
“We are sheep in a herd of sheep,
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—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)