List of ships named Poseidon explained

Poseidon has been the name of a number of ships, both real and in fiction.

Real ships

• SS Poseidon was 1968–1969 the name of a steam cargo ship built in 1941 for the British Government and originally named Empire Ballard.
• BN Poseidon was 1951–1959 the name of a coastal tanker launched in 1942 as Empire Faun
• ST Poseidon was 1973–1976 the name of a steam tug built in 1941 for the British Government and originally named Empire Fir.
• was a Royal Navy, launched in 1929 and sunk in 1931.
• was a United States Navy, built in 1944 and sold off in 1961.
• , a Gato-class submarine
• Swedish Coast Guard vessel KBV 001 Poseidon (IMO 9380441)

In fiction

• USS Poseidon, a US Navy attack submarine in the 2005 film Phantom Below.

See also

• , a Greek submarine class
• Poseidon (disambiguation)