Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1759, captured by the French in 1778, recaptured in 1781 and renamed HMS Recovery. She was sold in 1784. was a 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1780, converted to troopship Pallas in 1798, and broken up 1803. was a 29-gun storeship purchased in 1781 and sold 1783. was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1805 and broken up 1815. was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1820, sent to harbour service 1861, and sold 1895. was an protected cruiser launched in 1895 and sold in 1920. was the monitor , built in 1915, converted to a coastal minelayer and renamed in 1925, renamed as a boom defence workshop C23(M), and as hulk C23 in 1946, and later known as RMAS Minerva. was a launched in 1964 and sold for scrap in 1993.
See also Minerva (disambiguation)
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