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HMS Euryalus Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Euryalus" after Euryalus, one of Argonauts - the mythical band of heroes who accompanied Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.
HMS Euryalus (F15) In 1981, "Euryalus" undertook a Middle East patrol during the tense times in that region, specifically the Iran–Iraq War which had begun the previous year. In 1982, "Euryalus", along with her sister-ship , came to the aid of the Portuguese vessel MV "Ave Maria" which was ablaze off the Essex coast, rescuing 45 people. In 1984, "Euryalus" joined the Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), a NATO multi-national squadron. In 1986, "Euryalus" became the leader of the 1st Frigate Squadron. "Euryalus" decommissioned on 31 March 1989 and was bought by Devonport Management Limited with the intention of then selling her to a foreign navy, but this was not to be, and in 1990, "Euryalus" was sold for scrap and broken up at Millom in Cumbria alongside HMS "Ajax".
HMS Euryalus (42) 12 February 1942 part of the force "B" (R Adm. Vian) to cover convoy MW. 9, with HMS Naiad, HMS Dido and eight destroyers. On the 14th heavy german bomber attacks against MW. 9, the mechant ship Clan Chattan scuttled. Vians ships are back at Alexandria on the morning of 15 February. 12 till 16 June 1942 Operation "Vigorous", a Malta supplying convoy, starting at Alexandria, Port Said and Haifa. The Royal Navy takes for that a lot of ships: HMS Centurion, a old ship of the line, the cruisers HMS Cleopatra (RAdm. Vian), HMS Dido, HMS Hermione, HMS Euryalus, HMS Arethusa, HMS Newcastle (RAdm. W. G. Tennant), HMS Birmingham, the anti-air cruiser HMS Coventry, 19 destroyers, 9 escort destroyers, 4 corvettes, 2 Minesweepers, 2 tugs and 4 MTB's
HMS Euryalus (42) 11 February 1945 arrived at Sydney, Australia. 28 February passage to British Forward Base at Manus. Join the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). 7 March arrived at Manus to await approval of US Chiefs of staff for RN ships to join US Navy operations in south-west Pacific. 17 March took passage to US Navy Assembly area at Ulithi, to join USN operations. 20 March arrived at Ulithi to join 5th US Fleet for operations against Japan and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). 23 March sailed from Ulithi as part of CTU. 6 with the 25th, 27th and 4th RAN destroyer Flotillas join US operations of the Sakishima Gunto islands group, Operation Iceberg 1. 1 April transferred with TF 57 carriers to cover air attacks on Formosa. 12 April Operation Iceberg Oolong, provided covered during attacks on Shinchiku and Matsugama. On the next day rejoined US ships off Sakishima Gunto. Deployed with TF 57 during final strike of Phase 1 of Sakishima Gunto attacks. 1 May Rejoin US TF 45 with TF 57 carriers to continue the attacks on Sakishima Gunto. Three days later beginning of Iceberg 2, the Sakishima Gunto attacks continued.
HMS Euryalus (1853) Euryalus also participated in the bombardment of Shimonoseki in September 1864. The captain and commander of the ship at Shimonoseki was Captain John Hobhouse Inglis Alexander, who was severely wounded in the ankle as he led the assault on the batteries onshore. It was at Shimonoseki that Duncan Gordon Boyes won his Victoria Cross at the remarkably young age of 17.