title: HMS Minos
text: # HMS Minos
  
  Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Minos, after the Minos of Greek mythology.
  
  * The first HMS Minos (1840) was an early steam vessel, operating on the Great Lakes from 1840 to 1852.
  * The second HMS Minos (1914) was an Admiralty M-class destroyer in service from 1914 to 1920.
  
  In the Second World War, HMS Minos was a shore base at the Port of Lowestoft.
  
  