Hyperion (ship)
Several ships have been named Hyperion, after Hyperion, a figure from Greek mythology, or after Hyperion, one of Saturn's moons (discovered in 1848).
Ships with the name include:
Commercial ships
- Hyperion (1810 ship), launched at Whitby in 1810. She made voyages to Canada, the Baltic, and India, and was wrecked in the Baltic in 1823.
- Hyperion (1814 ship), launched at Sunderland in 1814. She made one voyage for the British East India Company.
Naval ships
- HMS Hyperion, three ships of the Royal Navy with the name
- USS Hyperion (AK-107), the only ship of the US Navy with the name
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See also
- Hyperion (disambiguation)
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