  {| |+uss cyane     |} cyane was a royal navy sailing  sixth-rate ship of 22 guns, built in 1806 at topsham, near exeter, england. she was ordered in january 1805 as hms columbine and was renamed cyane on 6 december of that year. under captain thomas staines she captured the spanish privateer medusa in 1808 which was the last ship captured by the british before spain turned against napoleon. in may 1809 she was badly damaged during a battle with french gunboats and the french frigate ceres. she was captured with {{hms|levant|1813|6
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