Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchante, from "Bacchante" – the name for a priestess of the Roman god Bacchus. Yet another ship of this name was ordered but later cancelled. (The ancient Bacchante were also known as Maenads, and there had also been a .)
HMS Bacchante – 20-gun French corvette launched in 1795 and captured by in 1803. Sold in 1809. – 38-gun fifth rate launched in 1811 at Deptford. She was converted to harbour service in 1837 and scrapped in 1858. HMS Bacchante – a wood screw frigate ordered from Portsmouth Dockyard in 1849 but cancelled in 1851. – a wood screw frigate launched in 1859 at Portsmouth Dockyard. She was broken up in 1869. – launched 19 October 1876, sold 1897 – armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sold for scrap in 1920. - Aberdeen, Scotland during First and Second World Wars – launched in 1968 and sold to New Zealand in 1982.
Battle honours Ships named Bacchante have earned the following battle honours: Cattaro 1814 Heligoland 1914 Dardanelles 1915–16
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