HMS Phoebe may refer to: HMS Phoebe (1795), 36, a fifth-rate frigate launched in 1795. HMS Phoebe (1854), 51, a fourth-rate frigate launched in 1854. HMS Phoebe (1890), a Pearl-class second class cruiser launched in 1890. HMS Phoebe (1916), an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1916. HMS Phoebe (43), a Dido-class light cruiser launched in 1939. HMS Phoebe (F42), a Leander-class frigate launched in 1964. The ship played the fictional HMS Hero (F42) in the 1970s Warship BBC television drama series. Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.