HMS Telemachus

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Telemachus, after Telemachus, a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Odysseus and Penelope, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey:

• was an launched in 1917 and sold in 1927.
• was a T-class submarine launched in 1943 and scrapped in 1961.

In addition, the Royal Navy employed a hired armed cutter between 1795 and 1801.