Two ships of the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
have borne the name HMS ''Otus'':
* was an launched in 1928. After service in Hong Kong during the Second World War she was transferred to Durban in 1943 as a training vessel. She was sold in 1946 and her hull was scuttled off Durban that year. The wreck was rediscovered in 2013 roughly from Durban harbour and is a specialist deep wreck dive.
* was an launched in 1962. She was paid off in 1991, and sold in 1992. She became a
museum ship
A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Some are also used for training and recruitment purposes, mostly for the small numb ...
in 2002.
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Royal Navy ship names