Two Royal Navy ships have carried the name HMS Pactolus, after the river in which, according to legend, King Midas washed his hands to divest himself of the golden touch.
- The first HMS Pactolus (1813) was a frigate built in 1813 that was decommissioned in 1817.
- The second HMS Pactolus (1896) was a Pelorus-class cruiser built in 1896 and sold for scrap in 1921.
List of ships with the same or similar names
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