# HMS Alceste

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Two ships of the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy) have borne the name '''HMS ''Alceste''''', after [Alcestis](/source/Alcestis), a character in [Greek mythology](/source/Greek_mythology):

* {{HMS|Alceste|1793}} was a 32-gun [fifth rate](/source/fifth_rate) captured from the French in 1793. The British transferred her to the Sardinians that year, but the French recaptured her in 1794. The British recaptured her in 1799 and sold her for breaking up in 1802.
* {{HMS|Alceste|1806}} was a 38-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship ''Minerve''. She was captured in 1806 and was wrecked in 1817.

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