// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did HMS Proteus say to its friend? Sea you later.
Two ships of the Royal Navy and one of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have borne the name Proteus, after Proteus, a sea-god in Greek mythology:
- HMS Proteus (1777) was a 26-gun sixth rate, formerly the East Indiaman Talbot, purchased in 1777 for use as a receiving ship. The ship was sold in 1783.
- HMS Proteus (N29) was a Parthian-class submarine launched in 1929 and sold in 1946.
- RFA Proteus is the first planned Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship, purchased in 2022 for conversion and commissioning in 2023.
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