HMS Daphne

At least four ships of the Royal Navy, have been named HMS Daphne'' after the naiad Daphne:


 * HMS Daphne (1776), was a Sphinx-class post ship
 * HMS Daphne (1786), was the Dutch Sirene, launched in 1786, captured in 1796 at the second battle of Saldanha Bay and brought into service as a 24-gun post ship. She was converted to a prison ship in 1798 and renamed HMS Laurel; she was sold in 1821.
 * HMS Daphne (1838), a 18 gun corvette
 * HMS Daphne (1866), an Amazon-class steam sloop