In Act I, the witches told Macbeth that he would become the thane of Cawdor, and then the king of Scotland.
HMS Imperieuse (1883) was an Imperieuse-class armoured cruiser launched in 1883. She was converted into a depot ship in 1905 and renamed HMS Sapphire II. The name reverted to Imperieuse in 1909 and she was sold in 1913.
HMS Imperieuse topic. Six ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Imperieuse : HMS Imperieuse (1793) was a 40-gun fifth-rate captured from the French in 1793. She was renamed HMS Unite in 1803, was on harbour service from 1832, and was broken up in 1858.