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Ships of the Royal Navy

A - B - C - D - E - F - G
H - I - J - K - L - M - N
O - P - Q - R - S - T - U
V - W - X - Y - Z Image File history File links Derived from public domain images featured at: http://commons. ... Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The following is a list of Royal Navy ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. ... This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. ... This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. ... This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. ... This portion of the list of Royal Navy ships lists all ships which have been commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom at any point. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom which have names beginning with E. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels serving in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with names beginning with F. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with G. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with K. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with L. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with M. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with N. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with O. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with P. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with Q. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with R. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with S. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with T. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with U. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with V. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with W. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with X. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with Y. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with Z. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ...

aircraft carriers
amphibious assault shipping
battlecruisers
battleships
corvettes and sloops
cruisers
destroyers
frigates
mine countermeasure vessels
monitors
patrol and attack craft
Royal Yachts
submarines
support ships
survey vessels
fleet bases
shore establishments
hospitals and hospital ships
air stations
aircraft wings
fleets and major commands
squadrons and flotillas

This is a list of battleships and their predecessors of the Royal Navy of England, Scotland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. The following is a list of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... Active Ships Ocean class LPH HMS Ocean Albion class LPD HMS Albion HMS Bulwark Decommissioned Fearless class LPD HMS Fearless HMS Intrepid Centaur class LPH HMS Albion HMS Bulwark HMS Hermes Landing ships tank HMS Boxer HMS Bruiser HMS Thruster LST 3001 LST 3002 LST 3003/HMS Anzio LST 3004... This is a list of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy: Invincible class Invincible (1908) Indomitable (1907) Inflexible (1908) Indefatigable class Indefatigable (1909) New Zealand (1911) (also HMAS Australia (1911) of the Royal Australian Navy) Lion class Lion (1910) Princess Royal (1911) Queen Mary (1912) Tiger class Tiger (1913) Leopard (not... This is a list of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Navy cruisers. ... This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of frigates of the Royal Navy in chronological order. ... Naval mine clearance was originally done by whatever type of vessel could easily be adapted to the task, paddle steamers proving particularly suitable due to their shallow draught. ... This is a list of monitors of the Royal Navy: Humber-class HMS Severn HMS Humber HMS Mersey Abercrombie-class HMS Abercrombie HMS Havelock HMS Raglan HMS Roberts Lord Clive-class HMS Lord Clive HMS General Craufurd HMS Earl of Peterborough HMS Sir Thomas Picton HMS Prince Eugene HMS Prince... This is a list of patrol boats of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of submarine classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of support ships of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... Active Ships Antarctic patrol vessel HMS Endurance (II) Ocean survey vessels HMS Scott Coastal survey vessels HMS Roebuck HMS Gleaner Multi-purpose survey vessels HMS Echo HMS Enterprise Decommissioned Ships Antarctic patrol vessel HMS Endurance (I) Ocean survey vessels HMS Hecla HMS Hecate HMS Hydra HMS Herald Coastal survey vessels... This is a list of fleet bases of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Raleigh HMS Nelson HMS Collingwood HMS Dryad HMS Excellent ... This is a list of hospitals and hospital ships of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of air stations of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Navy aircraft wings. ... // Current Fleet British Fleet Past Fleets British Atlantic Fleet British Channel Fleet British East Indies Fleet British Eastern Fleet British Far East Fleet British Grand Fleet British Home Fleet British Mediterranean Fleet British Pacific Fleet British Reserve Fleet British Western Fleet Force H Past Major Commands Nore Command Plymouth Command... Port Squadrons Clyde Flotilla Devonport Flotilla Portsmouth Flotilla Type Squadrons Aircraft Carriers British 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron British 2nd Aircraft Carrier Squadron British 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron British 11th Aircraft Carrier Squadron Battleships and Battlecruisers British 1st Battle Squadron British 2nd Battle Squadron British 3rd Battle Squadron British 4th Battle... For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation). ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Motto Dieu et mon droit(French) God and my right Territory of the Kingdom of England Capital Winchester; London from 11th century Language(s) Old English (de facto, until 1066) Anglo-Norman language (de jure, 1066 - 15th century) English (de facto, gradually replaced French from late 13th century) Government Monarchy... Motto Latin: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) (Scots: Wha daur meddle wi me) Capital Edinburgh¹ Language(s) Gaelic, Scots Government Monarchy King/Queen  - 843-860 Kenneth I  - 1587–1625 James VI  - 1702-1714 Anne Legislature Parliament of Scotland History  - United 843  - Union of the...


Glossary

In the section listing warships of the English Navy before 1618, dates are probably listed using the contemporary English convention of the first day of the year being 25th March. Ship breaking or ship demolition involves breaking up of ships for scrap. ... In the Christian calendar, Lady Day is the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March) and the first of the four traditional Irish Quarter days and English quarter days. ...


In the sections listing warships in the English/Royal Navy from 1618 onwards, the dates have been quoted using the modern convention of the year starting on 1st January.


List of Warships of the English Navy before 1618

Where applicable, number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy). Note that long-lived ships could be rearmed several times. Many earlier ships went through a "great repair", where they were essentially completely dismantled and another ship built from the remains, with the same name. This practice continued until 1739.
  • Trinity de la Tour (Trinity of the Tower) - Dismantled c. 1409, materials used for Trinity Royal
  • Goodgrace (c. 1400)
  • Le Carake (ex-Genovese Sancta Maria & Sancta Brigida, captured 1409)
  • Christopher of the Tower 5 (1410/12) - Hulk
  • Trinity Royal (c. 1412)
  • Holyghost de la Tour (ex-Spanish Santa Clara, captured c. 1413)
  • Jesus (c. 1416)
  • George (ex-Genovese ?, captured 1416) - To Venice 1424
  • Marie Hampton (ex-Genovese ?, captured 1416)
  • Marie Sandwich (ex-Genovese ?, captured 1416)
  • Andrew (ex-Genovese Galeas Negre, captured 1417)
  • Christopher (ex-Genovese Pynele, captured c. 1417) - Sold 1423
  • Peter (ex-Genovese ?, captured 1417)
  • Paul (ex-Genovese Vivande, captured 1417)
  • Agase (ex-Genovese ?, captured c. 1417) - Wrecked on mudflats c. 1418
  • Grace Dieu (1418) - Lightning and fire, 1439
  • Grace Dieu (c. 1437) - BU c. 1487
  • Peter - Abandoned 1462
  • Mary de la Tour (Mary of the Tower) 48
  • George
  • Edward Howard (c. 1466, ex-Portuguese ?, captured 1479)
  • Sovereign 141 (c. 1488) - Rebuilt 1509, last mentioned c. 1520
  • Grace Dieu 225 (1490) - Renamed Regent, burnt at the Battle of St Matthieu, 1512
  • Margaret (1505; Scottish)
  • Gabriel Royal (captured 1509)
  • Peter Pomegranate (c. 1510)
  • Mary Rose 78 (1510) - Sank 1545, refloated 1982 and preserved at Portsmouth
  • Michael 27 (1511; Scottish) - Sold to France 1514
  • Great Bark 63 (c. 1512)
  • Katherine Forteleza (captured 1512)
  • Great Nicholas (captured 1512)
  • John Baptist (captured 1512)
  • Christ (captured 1512)
  • Henri Grâce à Dieu ("Great Harry") 186 (1512) - Accidentally burned 1553
  • Great Barbara (captured 1513)
  • Great Elizabeth (captured 1514)
  • Mary Gonson (c. 1514?)
  • Jesus of Lubeck (ex-Hanseatic League Jesus von Lubeck, purchased 1544) - Sunk by Spanish 1568
  • Grand Mistress (c. 1545) - Prototype of galleon
  • Greyhound (c. 1545) - Prototype of galleon
  • Anne Gallant (c. 1545)
  • Antelope 38 (c. 1546)
  • Bull 25 (c. 1546)
  • Hart (c. 1546)
  • Tygar (c. 1546)
  • Minion
  • Elizabeth (c. 1559)
  • Triumph (c. 1561)
  • Victory (c. 1562)
  • White Bear (c. 1564) [1]
  • Foresight 37 (c. 1570)
  • Dreadnought 41 (1573) - BU 1645
  • Swiftsure (c. 1573)
  • Revenge (c. 1577)
  • Swallow (c. 1580)
  • Elizabeth Bonaventure (c. 1581)
  • Ark Raleigh 44 - Renamed Ark Royal, renamed Anne Royal, rebuilt 1608 [2]
  • Bear 40 - Sold 1629
  • Bonaventure
  • Philip and Mary 38 - Renamed Nonpareil, renamed Nonsuch, rebuilt 1603 [3]
  • Red Lion or Golden Lion 38 - Renamed Lion, rebuilt 1609 [4]
  • Hart 56
  • Rainbow 40 (c. 1586) – Rebuilt 1617 [5]
  • Tramontana (c. 1586)
  • Vanguard 40 (1586) - Rebuilt 1615 [6]
  •  ? (ex-Spanish San Felipe, captured 1587)
  • Mercury - Sold 1611
  • Defiance 46 (1590)
  • Madre de Dios (ex-Portuguese Madre de Dios, captured 1592)
  • Adventure (c. 1594) - BU c. 1645
  • Scourge of Malice (c. 1595)
  • Warspite 29 (c. 1596) - Converted to lighter 1635 [this vessel is also listed under List of Major Warships of the English Navy (1618-1642)]
  • Due Repulse 40/48 (c. 1596) – also known as Repulse', rebuilt 1610 [7]
  • St Andrew (captured 1596)
  • St Matthew (captured 1596)
  • Hope 34/38 (c. 1601) - Renamed Assurance
  • Destiny 34 (c. 1616) - Renamed Convertine

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ... See Grace Dieu (disambiguation) for other Grace-Dieu, especially nautical, or HMS Grace Dieu The Grace Dieu was the flagship of Henry V of England. ... Henri Grâce à Dieu, nicknamed Great Harry, was an English warship of the 16th century. ... Combatants England France Commanders Edward Howard René de Clermont Strength 25 ships 22 ships The naval Battle of St Mathieu took place on 10 August 1512 during the War of the League of Cambrai, near Brest, France, between an English fleet of 25 ships commanded by Edward Howard and a... Mary Rose depicted on the Anthony Roll, a survey of Henry VIIIs navy, completed in 1546 The Mary Rose was an English Tudor warship of the carrack type and one of the first to be able to fire a full broadside of cannons. ... A model of Michael in the Royal Museum Michael (later popularly known as Great Michael) was a carrack or great ship of the Royal Scottish Navy. ... Henri Grâce à Dieu, nicknamed Great Harry, was an English warship of the 16th century. ... The first HMS Vanguard, of the British Royal Navy was a 32-gun galleon launched in 1586 from Woolwich. ...

List of Major Warships of the English Navy (1618-1642)

Number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy)
These ships listed in the order of p158-159 The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery, pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ...

Major Ships Existing in 1618

  • Ships Royal all the ships listed (except Prince Royal) were rebuilds of earlier ships
    • Prince Royal 55 (1610)
    • White Bear 51[8] (1599) – Sold 1629
    • Merhonour 40/44 (1615) - Sold 1650
    • Anne Royal 42 (1608) – ex-Ark Royal, wrecked 1636, refloated and BU 1638?
  • Great Ships all the ships listed (except Warspite) were rebuilds of earlier ships
    • Due Repulse 40/48 (1610) – also known as Repulse', BU 1645
    • Defiance 38/40 (1615) - Sold 1650
    • Warspite 29 (1596) – Harbour service (converted to lighter) 1635
    • Red Lion 38 (1609) – also known as Lion, rebuilt 1640
    • Vanguard (1615) – Rebuilt 1631
    • Rainbow 40 (1617) – Sunk at Sheerness 1680
    • Nonsuch 38 (1603) – Sold c. 1645
  • Middling Ships all the ships listed were rebuilds of earlier ships
    • Dreadnought 30/32 (1614) - BU 1648
    • Speedwell 42 (1607) – ex-'Swiftsure, lost 1624
    • Antelope 34/38 (1618) - Burnt 1649

At least ten ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement. ...

New Ships, James I

  • Great Ships
    • Constant Reformation 42 (c1619) – Joined Royalists 1648, lost 1651
    • Victory 56 (1620) – Rearmed with 56 guns by 1660, rebuilt 1666
    • Swiftsure 42 (1621) – Rebuilt 1654
    • St George 42 (1622) - Rearmed with 56 guns by 1660, renamed George, hulk 1687
    • St Andrew 42 (1622) - Rearmed with 56 guns by 1660, renamed Andrew, wrecked 1666
    • Triumph 42 (1623) - Rearmed with 64 guns by 1660, sold 1688
  • Middling Ships
    • Happy Entrance 30 (1619) - Burnt 1658
    • Garland 34 (1620) - Captured by the Netherlands at the Battle of Dungeness, 1652
    • Bonaventure/Anthony Bonaventure 32/34/36 (1621) - Captured by the Netherlands at the Battle of Dungeness, 1652, blown up 1653

The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 10 December 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the cape of Dungeness in Kent. ... The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 10 December 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the cape of Dungeness in Kent. ...

New Ships, Charles I

  • First Rank
  • Second Rank (Great Ships)
    • Charles 44 (1632) - Wrecked 1650
    • Henrietta Maria 42 (1633) - Renamed Paragon 1650, lost 1655
    • James 48 (c. 1634) – rearmed as 60 guns by 1660, sold 1682
    • Unicorn 46 (1634) - rearmed as 56 guns by 1660, sold 1688
    • Third Rank (Middling Ships)
    • Leopard 34 (1635) - Captured by Netherlands 1653

Sovereign of the Seas HMS Sovereign of the Seas was a 17th century British Royal Navy first-rate ship of the line of 100 guns, later known as just Sovereign and then Royal Sovereign. ...

Major Rebuilds, 1618-1642

  • Vanguard 40 (1631) - Rearmed to 56, wrecked, sold 1667
  • Lion 40 (1640) – Rebuilt 1658
  • Prince Royal 70 (1641) - Rearmed to 80, rebuilt 1663

The second HMS Vanguard, of the British Royal Navy was a 56-gun ship launched in 1631, officially rebuilt from the first Vanguard but likely only sharing some of the timber and fittings. ... Eighteen vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England and the British Monarchy. ...

Other Ships, provenance of data unknown

Not listed in The Ship of the Line, by Brian Lavery
  • Mary Rose 25/26 (c. 1623) - Wrecked 1650
  • St Esprit 42
  • Swallow 34 (c. 1634)
  • Victory (1631) – [perhaps an error in the listing, as Victory of 1620 still existed]
  • Roebuck 10 (1636) - Collision 1641
  • Greyhound 12 (1636) - Blown up in action 1656
  • Expedition 14/30 (1637) - Sold 1667
  • Providence 14/30 (1637) - Wrecked 1668

Captured Ships, provenance of data unknown

Not listed in The Ship of the Line, by Brian Lavery
  • Swan (ex-Dunkirker, captured 1635) - Sunk 1638
  • Nicodemus (ex-Dunkirker, captured 1636) - Sold 1657

List of Ships-of-the-Line of the English Civil War, the Commonwealth and Protectorate (1642-1660)

The interegnum between the execution of Charles I and the Restoration of royal authority in 1660 saw the full emergence of the ship-of-the-line and its employment during the first Anglo-Dutch War.

Number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy)
These ships listed in the order of p159-160 The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery, pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8
It should be noted that frigate at this time was a Dutch concept for the line-of-battle ship. The frigates listed here are not the type of vessel known as frigates in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ...

Early Frigates (Fourth Rates)

  • The First English Frigate
    • Constant Warwick 32 (1645) - BU 1666 for rebuild
  • First Group
    • Assurance 32 (1646)- Sold 1698
    • Adventure 34 (1646) - BU 1688 for rebuild
    • Nonsuch 34 (1646) - Wrecked 1664
  • Second Group
    • Dragon 32 (1647) - BU 1690 for rebuild
    • Elizabeth 32 (1647) - Burnt 1667
    • Phoenix 32 (1647) - Captured by the Netherlands at the Battle of Elba, 1652, recaptured 1652, wrecked 1664
    • Tiger 32 (1647) - BU 1681 for rebuild

At least four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Adventure: The first Adventure, was a coller ship that accompanied HMS Resolution on a voyage to the South Pacific. ... Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch. ... Several Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Dragon The 4th Rate Dragon, in 1674, had a lieutenant called John Tyrrell, who had been appointed by King Charles II of England. ... Fifteen vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird. ... This was a tough battle probably on 7 September 1652 between a Dutch fleet under Johan van Galen and an English fleet under Richard Badiley. ... Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger, after the feline tiger. ...

Later Frigates (Fourth Rates)

  • Great Frigate (Third Rate)
  • Speaker class Third Rate Frigates
    • Fairfax 52 (c. 1650) - Burnt 1653
    • Speaker 50 (c. 1650) - Renamed Mary 1660
    • Fairfax 52 (c. 1653) - Wrecked 1682
    • Plymouth 52 (c. 1653)
    • Essex 48 (c. 1653) - Captured by the Netherlands at the Four Days Battle, 1666
    • Gloucester 50 (1654) - Rearmed to 54, rearmed to 60, wrecked 1682
    • Torrington 52 (c. 1654) - Renamed Dreadnought 1660, rearmed to 62, sank 1690
    • Newbury 52 (c. 1654) - Renamed Revenge 1660, condemned 1678
    • Bridgewater 52 (c. 1654) - Renamed Anne 1660, blew up 1673
    • Lyme 52 (c. 1654) - Renamed Montague 1660
    • Marston Moor 52 (c. 1654) - Renamed York 1660, wrecked 1703
    • Langport 50 (c. 1654) - Renamed Henrietta 1660, wrecked 1689
    • Tredagh 50 (c. 1654) - Renamed Resolution 1660, burnt at the St. James' Day Battle, 1666
  • Other Third Rate frigates
    • Worcester 48 (c. 1651) - Renamed Dunkirk 1660
    • Monck 52 (c. 1659)
  • Phoenix class, Fourth rate Frigates
    • Portsmouth 34 (1649) - Blew up 1689
    • Sapphire 34 (1651) - Wrecked 1671
    • Hampshire 38 (1653) - Rearmed to 46
  • Elizabeth class, Fourth rate Frigates
    • President 34 (1650) - Renamed Bonaventure 1660
    • Reserve 34 (1650)
    • Advice 34 (1650)
    • Pelican 34 (1650) - Burnt 1656
    • Centurion 34 (1650) - Wrecked 1689
    • Foresight 34 (1650) - Wrecked 1698
    • Assistance 34 (1650)
    • Laurel 34 (1651) - Rearmed to 46, wrecked 1657
    • Gainsborough 38/40 (1653) - Renamed Swallow 1660, wrecked 1692
    • Preston 40 (1653) - Renamed Antelope 1660, sold 1693
    • Nantwich 38/40 (1655) - Renamed Bredah 1660, wrecked 1666
    • Jersey 38/40 (1654) - Captured by France 1691
    • Maidstone 40/48 (1654) - Renamed Mary Rose 1660, - Captured by France 1691
  • Ruby class
    • Ruby 40 (1651) - Captured by France at the Battle at The Lizard, 1707
    • Diamond 40 (1651) - Captured by France 1693
    • Kentish 40 (1652) - Renamed Kent 1660, wrecked 1672
    • Sussex 38/40 (1652) - Rearmed to 46, blew up 1653
    • Portland 40 (1652) - Burnt to avoid capture 1692
    • Newcastle 44 (1653) - Wrecked 1703
    • Bristol 38/40 (1653) - Rearmed to 44
    • Yarmouth 44 (1653) - BU 1680
    • Taunton 40 (1654) - Renamed Crown 1660, rearmed to 48
    • Dover 40 (1654) - Rearmed to 48
    • Winsby 44 (1654) - Renamed Happy Return 1660, captured by France 1691
    • Leopard 44 (1659) - Scuttled 1699
    • Princess 34 (1660) - BU 1680

At least twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Essex, after the county of Essex. ... Combatants England United Provinces Commanders George Monck,Duke of Albemarle Michiel de Ruyter Strength 79 ships 84 ships Casualties 10 English ships lost 4 Dutch ships lost The Four Days Battle was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Eleven vessels, and one planned, of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gloucester, after Gloucester, the city in England. ... Resolution in a gale by Willem van de Velde, the younger depicts the first Resolution c. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... A number of ships of the Royal Navy have bourne the name Worcester. ... The HMS Sapphire was a 32 gun, 5th rate frigate, of the Royal Navy in Newfoundland to protect the English migratory fishery. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hampshire after the county of Hampshire: Hampshire, launched in 1903, was a Devonshire-class armoured cruiser. ... Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS President, after the office of president meaning one who presides over an assembly. ... HMS Advice has been the name of a number of Royal Navy ships: HMS Advice, a pinnace 1586 - 1617 HMS Advice, a ship, 1650 - 1711 HMS Advice, a fourth-rate ship of the line 1712. ... Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. ... HMS Jersey (F72) was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 20 September 1937, launched on 26 September 1938 and commissioned on 28 April 1939. ... Combatants Britain France Commanders Richard Edwards René Duguay-Trouin Claude de Forbin Strength 5 warships 80-130 merchant ships 13 warships Casualties 1 warship destroyed, 3 captured Approx. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Diamond. ... Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent. ... HMS Sussex was a British warship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea in 1694. ... The name HMS Portland has been carried by eight ships of the Royal Navy. ... There have been eight ships that have borne the name HMS Newcastle in the Royal Navy, all serving her nation with distinction. ... Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bristol, after the port of Bristol. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Yarmouth. ... Eleven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Leopard after the leopard: The first Leopard was a 34-gun ship launched in 1635 and captured by the Dutch in 1653. ...

Large Ships

  • First Rate
    • Naseby 80 (1655) - Renamed Royal Charles 1660, captured by the Netherlands, 1667, BU
  • Second Rates
    • Richard 70 (c. 1658) - Renamed Royal James 1660, burnt 1667
    • Dunbar 64 (c. 1656) - Renamed Henry 1660, rearmed to 82, burnt 1682
    • London 64 (c. 1654) - Blown up 1665

The painting Dutch attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. ... Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS London, after the city of London. ...

Major Rebuilds

  • Sovereign 100 (1660) - Rebuilt 1685.
  • Swiftsure 60 (1654) – Captured by the Dutch 1667
  • Lion 48 (c. 1658) – re-armed at 60 by 1677. Sold 1698

Eighteen vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England and the British Monarchy. ...

Captures of the First Anglo-Dutch War

Not listed in The Ship of the Line, by Brian Lavery
  • Violet 44 (ex-Dutch, captured 1652) - BU 1672
  • Bear 36 (ex-Dutch Beer, captured 1652)
  • Welcome 36 (ex-Dutch, captured 1652) - Expended as fireship 1673
  • Stork (ex-Dutch Ooievaar, captured 1652) - Sold 1663
  • Ostrich/Estridge (ex-Dutch Vogelstruys, captured 1653) - Scuttled 1679
  • Elias 36 (ex-Dutch Elias, captured 1653) - Wrecked 1664
  • Mathias 38 (ex-Dutch Sint Mattheus, captured 1653) - Burnt 1667
  • Great Charity 38 (ex-Dutch Liefde, captured 1653) - Captured by Netherlands 1665
  • Indian 44 (ex-Dutch EI Roos, captured 1654) - Sold 1660

Other Captures

Not listed in The Ship of the Line, by Brian Lavery
  • Guinea 30 (ex-Royalist Charles, captured 1649, ex-merchantman Guinea Frigate) - Sold 1667
  • Convertine 40 (ex-Portuguese) - Captured by the Netherlands 1666

Other Ships (data of uncertain provenance)

Not listed in The Ship of the Line, by Brian Lavery
The listing of these ships is unreliable.
  • Worcester 50 - Burnt 1653
  • Globe 24
  • John 28
  • Fellowship 28
  • Amity 30 (ex-merchantman) - Sold 1667

A number of ships of the Royal Navy have bourne the name Worcester. ...

List of Line-of-Battle Ships of the Royal Navy (1660-1675)

The Royal Navy came formally into existence with the Restoration of Charles II (before the Interregnum, English warships had been the personal property of the monarch and were collectively termed "the King's Ships").

Number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy)
These ships listed in the order of p160-162 The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery, pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ...

Pre-War Construction

Seven (or eleven, depending on how one counts) vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak. ... HMS Royal Katherine was an 84-gun second-rate ship of the line, launched in 1664. ...

Second Dutch War Construction

  • Second Rate
  • Third Rates
    • Cambridge 70 (c. 1666) - Wrecked 1694
    • Rupert 66 (c. 1666)
    • Defiance 64 (1666) - Burnt 1668
    • Warspite 70 (c. 1666)
    • Monmouth 66 (c. 1667)
  • Fourth Rates
    • Greenwich 54 (1666) - BU 1699 for rebuild
    • St Patrick 50 (1666) - Captured by the Netherlands 1667
    • St David 54 (1667) - Sank 1690, refloated, sold 1713

Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS London, after the city of London. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance: Defiance was a 3rd rate ship of the line of 74 guns. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warspite: Warspite, launched in 1884, was a first-class armoured cruiser scrapped between 1904 and 1906. ... The second HMS Monmouth was a 66-gun third-rate warship of the British Royal Navy, named for the town of Monmouth in Wales. ...

Inter-War Construction

  • 100-Gun Ships
    • Prince 100 (c. 1669/70) - Renamed Royal William 1692?
    • Royal James 100 (1671) - Burnt at the Battle of Solebay, 1672
    • Royal Charles 100 (1673) - Renamed Queen 1693, renamed Royal George, renamed Royal Anne 1756, BU 1767
  • 90-96-Gun Ships
    • Charles 96 (1668) - Rebuilt 1701.
    • St Michael 90 (c. 1668/69) – Rebuilt 1706 and renamed Marlborough
    • London 96 (c. 1670)
    • St Andrew 96 (c. 1670) - Renamed Royal Anne 1703, BU 1757
  • Third Rates

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Combatants United Provinces (Netherlands) England, France Commanders Michiel de Ruyter Adriaen Banckert Willem Joseph van Ghent The Duke of York and Albany, The Earl of Sandwich, Jean II dEstrées Strength 75 ships 93 ships Casualties 1 ship destroyed, 1 captured 1 ship destroyed The naval Battle of Solebay... Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Charles, both after King Charles II. The first Royal Charles was an 80-gun ship of the line, launched as Naseby in 1655, renamed in 1660, and captured by the Dutch in the Raid on the Medway in... Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS London, after the city of London. ... For other ships of the same name, see HMS Resolution. ... Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Edgar. ...

Third Dutch War Construction

  • First Rate
    • Royal James 100 (1675) - Renamed Victory 1691, rebuilt 1695
  • Third Rates
    • Swiftsure 70 (1673) – rebuilt 1696
    • Harwich 70 (1674) - Wrecked 1691
    • Royal Oak 74 (c. 1674) – rebuilt 1690
    • Defiance 64 (1676) – rebuilt 1695
  • Fourth Rates
    • Oxford 54 (1674) – Enlarged 1702, rebuilt 1727
    • Kingfisher 46 (1676) - BU 1699 for rebuild
    • Woolwich 54 (1675) - BU 1702 for rebuild

The Royal Navy has had ships named HMS Swiftsure since 1573, including: Swiftsure, launched in 1804, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line which served at the Battle of Trafalgar and was sold in 1845. ... HMS Royal Oak was a 17th century gunship of the Royal Navy, built in 1674, and rebuilt in 1690, 1713 and 1741. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance: Defiance was a 3rd rate ship of the line of 74 guns. ... HMS Oxford has been the name of at least one Royal Navy ship, named after the City of Oxford. ... HMS Kingfisher pennant number P260 completed in 1975. ...

Major Rebuilds

  • First Rate
    • Royal Prince 92 (1663) – Burnt by the Dutch 1666
  • Second Rate'
    • Victory 82 (1665) – broken up 1691
  • Third Rate
    • Montague 62 (1675) – Rebuilt 1698
  • Fourth Rate
    • Constant Warwick 42 (1675) – Captured 1691

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victory. ...

Captured Ships

  • Ruby (c. 1664, ex-French Rubis, captured 1666) – Hulk 1682, BU 1685
  • Stavoren (ex-Dutch, captured 1672) - Sold 1682
  • Arms of Rotterdam (ex-Dutch, captured 1673) – Hulk 1675. BU 1703

Other Captured Ships, where the provenance of the data is unknown

The following ships are not listed in The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery
  • Golden Lion 34/42 (ex-Dutch Gouden Leeuw, captured 1664)
  • Unity 34/42 (ex-Dutch Eendracht, captured 1665) - Captured by Netherlands 1667
  • Charles V 44/52 (ex-Dutch Carolus V, captured 1665) - Burnt 1667
  • Mars 44/52 (ex-Dutch Mars, captured 1665) - Sold 1667
  • (Black) Bull 34/40 (ex-Dutch Edam, captured 1665) - Captured by Netherlands 1666
  • Delfe 34/40 (ex-Dutch Delft, captured 1665) - Sold 1668
  • Zealand 34/40 (ex-Dutch Zeelandia, captured 1665) - Sold 1667
  • Young Prince 30/38 (ex-Dutch Jonge Prins, captured 1665) - Burnt 1666
  • Clove Tree 48/62 (ex-Dutch Nagelboom, captured 1665) - Captured by Netherlands 1666
  • Seven Oaks 44/52 (ex-Dutch Zevenwolden, captured 1665) - Captured by Netherlands 1666
  • West Friesland 44/54 (ex-Dutch Westfriesland, captured 1665) - Sold 1667
  • Black Spread Eagle 40/48 (ex-Dutch Groningen, captured 1665) - Sank 1666
  • Hope 34/40 (ex-Dutch Hoop, captured 1665) - Wrecked 1666
  • Guilder de Ruyter 42/48 (ex-Dutch Geldersche Ruiter, captured 1665) - Sold 1667
  • Saint Paul 34/40 (ex-Dutch Sint Paulus, captured 1665) - Sank 1666
  • Maria Sancta 42/50 (ex-Dutch Sint Marie, captured 1665) - Burnt 1666
  • Stathouse van Harlem 40/46 (ex-Dutch Raadhuis van Haarlem, captured 1667) - Scuttled 1690

Other Ships provenance of data unknown

The following ship is not listed in The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery
  • Falcon 42 (1666) - Captured by France 1694

List of Line-of-Battle Ships of the Royal Navy (1677-1688)

Number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy)
These ships listed in the order of p162-163 The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery, pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ...

The Thirty Ships of 1677

  • First Rate of 100 Guns
  • Second Rates of 90 Guns
    • Vanguard 90 (1678) - Wrecked in the Great Storm of 1703
    • Windsor Castle 90 (c. 1678) - Wrecked 1693
    • Duchess 90 (c. 1679) - Renamed Princess Anne 1701, renamed Windsor Castle 1702, renamed Blenheim 1706
    • Sandwich 90 (c. 1679)
    • Albemarle 90 (c. 1680) - Renamed Union 1709, BU 1749
    • Duke 90 (c. 1682) - Renamed Prince George 1701?
    • Ossory 90 (c. 1682) - Renamed Prince 1705
    • Neptune 90 (c. 1683)
    • Coronation 90 (c. 1685) - Wrecked 1691
  • Third Rates of 70 Guns

Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Britannia, after Britannia, the goddess and later personification of Britain. ... The third HMS Vanguard, of the British Royal Navy was a 90-gun three-decker second-rate built in Portsmouth and launched in 1678. ... The Great Storm of 1703 is the most severe storm ever recorded in the British Isles. ... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (sometimes the spelling Albermarle is seen). ... HMS Ossory the name of several Royal Navy ships, named after the Kingdom of Ossory, in Ireland, or possible Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory. ... Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean. ... HMS Anne, the name of at least two ships of the Royal Navy. ... At least six ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Captain. ... For other ships of the same name, see HMS Restoration. ... The Great Storm of 1703 is the most severe storm ever recorded in the British Isles. ... Several ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Berwick, after the town on the border between England and Scotland. ... About fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Eagle, after the eagle. ... Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Essex, after the county of Essex. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton: The first Grafton (H89) was a G-class destroyer launched in 1935 and torpedoed in 1940. ... Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent. ... For other ships of the same name, see HMS Northumberland. ... The Great Storm of 1703 is the most severe storm ever recorded in the British Isles. ... For other ships of the same name, see HMS Stirling Castle. ... The Great Storm of 1703 is the most severe storm ever recorded in the British Isles. ... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after the city of Exeter in Devon. ... Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Suffolk, after the county of Suffolk. ...

New Fourth rates (1683-1688)

  • Mordaunt 46 (c. 1681) – Built privately and purchased 1683. Wrecked 1693
  • Deptford 50 (1687) - BU 1700 for rebuild
  • St Albans 50 (1687) - Wrecked 1693
  • Sedgemoor 50 (1687) - Wrecked 1689

There have been six vessels of the Royal Navy bearing the name St Albans. ...

Major Rebuilds (1677-1688)

  • Royal Sovereign 100 (1685) – burnt by accident 1697
  • Mary 62 (1688) - Wrecked 1703
  • Tiger 44 (1681) – Rebuilt 1701
  • Bonadventure 40 (1683) – rebuilt 1699
  • Hampshire 46 (1686) - Sunk in action 26 August 1697.
  • Assistance 48 (1687) – Rebuilt 1699

Captures - Ex-Algerines

The following ships are not listed in The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery. the provenance of the data is unknown.
  • Marygold (ex-Algerine Marygold, captured 1677) - Wrecked 1679
  • Tiger Prize (ex-Algerine, captured 1678) - Scuttled as breakwater 1696
  • Greyhound 42 (ex-Algerine, captured 1679)
  • Golden Horse (ex-Algerine Golden Horse, captured 1681) - Scuttled 1688
  • Half Moon (ex-Algerine Half Moon, captured 1681) - Burnt 1686
  • Two Lions (ex-Algerine Two Lions, captured 1681) - Sold 1688

List of Line-of-Battle Ships of the Royal Navy (1688-1697)

Number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy)
Except where stated otherwise, these ships are listed in the order of p163-165 The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery, pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ...

The Twenty-Seven Ships Programme of 1691

  • Two-Decker Third Rates of 80 Guns
  • Three-Decker Third Rates of 80 Guns
    • Shrewsbury 80 (1695)
    • Cumberland 80 (1695) - Captured by France at the Battle at The Lizard, 1707, to Genoa 1715, to Spain 1717 as Principe de Asturias 70, captured by Britain at the Battle of Cape Passaro, 1718, to Austria 1720 as San Carlos, BU 1733
    • Ranelagh 80 (1697) - Renamed Princess Caroline 1728
    • Somerset 80 (1698) - BU 1740
  • Fourth rates of 60 Guns
    • Carlisle 60 (1693) - Wrecked 1696
    • Winchester 60 (1693) - Sank 1695
    • Medway 60 (1693)
    • Canterbury 60 (1693)
    • Sunderland 60 (1694) - Scuttled 1737
    • Pembroke 60 (1694) - Captured 1709
    • Gloucester 60 (1695) - BU 1731
    • Windsor 60 (1695)
    • Kingston 60 (1697)
    • Exeter 60 (1697)

Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Devonshire, originally in honor of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and later after the county of Devonshire (now called Devon). ... Combatants Britain France Commanders Richard Edwards René Duguay-Trouin Claude de Forbin Strength 5 warships 80-130 merchant ships 13 warships Casualties 1 warship destroyed, 3 captured Approx. ... HMS Cornwall was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched in 1692. ... Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boyne after the Battle of the Boyne, 1690. ... At least four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Russell. ... The first HMS Norfolk was an 80-gun, third-rate ship of the line. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sussex. ... Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Torbay, after Torbay on the southwest English coast. ... There have been six ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Lancaster: The first Lancaster was a 80 gun First Rate built in 1694, then rebuilt and relaunched in 1722, and rebuilt for a third time to a 66 gun Third Rate in 1749 the second Lancaster was a East... Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dorsetshire, after the traditional county of Dorsetshire. ... There have been sixteen ships named HMS Cumberland in the Royal Navy. ... Combatants Britain France Commanders Richard Edwards René Duguay-Trouin Claude de Forbin Strength 5 warships 80-130 merchant ships 13 warships Casualties 1 warship destroyed, 3 captured Approx. ... The naval Battle of Cape Passaro took place on 11 August 1718 near Cape Passaro, Sicily, when a British fleet under Admiral George Byng defeated a Spanish fleet of twenty-six men-of-war, two fireships, four bomb vessels, seven galleys and several other ships with stores and provisions under... For other ships of the same name, see HMS Somerset. ... Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Medway, probably after the River Medway. ... At least six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke. ... Eleven vessels, and one planned, of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gloucester, after Gloucester, the city in England. ... Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kingston. ... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after the city of Exeter in Devon. ...

Other Third Rates

  • 70-Gun Ships, Ordered 1690
  • 70-Gun Ships, Ordered 1695
    • Bedford 70 (1698) – Rebuilt 1741
    • Orford 70 (1698) – Rebuilt 1712
    • Nassau 70 (1699) - Wrecked 1706
    • Revenge 70 (1699) – Renamed Buckingham 1711, hulk 1727, scuttled as a foundation 1745
  • 64-Gun Ship
    • Dreadnought 64 (1691) – Reduced to Fourth rate 1697, rebuilt 1706

HMS Breda was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1692. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Yarmouth. ... Sixteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge. ... Six ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would dread nought but God. ...

Second Rates of 90 Guns, Ordered 1695

    • Association 90 (1697) - Wrecked 1707
    • Barfleur 90 (1697) – rebuilt 1716 at 80-gun ship
    • Namur 90 (1697) – rebuilt 1729
    • Triumph 90 (1698) - Renamed Prince 1714, rebuilt 1750

HMS Association was the flagship of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell which sank off the Isles of Scilly in 1707 in one of the worst maritime disasters in British history. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the battle of Barfleur: Barfleur, launched 1892, was a Centurion-class battleship, broken up in 1910. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph: Triumph, launched in 1764, was a 74-gun third-rate ship-of-the-line built at Woolwich. ...

Fourth Rates of 50 Guns

The split between 123 ft groups and 130 ft groups is not in Lavery, but in the previous version of this list on Wikipedia. However the split is supported by data in Lavery.
  • Ordered 1693 (123 ft group)
    • Falmouth 42 (1693) - Captured by France 1704
    • Norwich (1691) - Wrecked 1692
    • Southampton (1693) - BU 1699 for rebuild
    • Anglesea (1694) - BU 1719
  • Ordered 1693 (130 ft group)
    • Weymouth (1693) - BU 1717 for rebuild
    • Colchester (1694) - Wrecked 1704
    • Lincoln (1695) - Sank 1703
    • Coventry (1695) - Captured by France 1704, recaptured 1709
  • Ordered 1695 (130 ft group)
    • Hampshire 50 (1698) - BU 1739
    • Dartmouth 42 (1698) - BU 1714 for rebuild
    • Winchester 50 (1698) - BU 1716 for rebuild
    • Salisbury 50 (1698) - Captured by France 1703, recaptured 1708, renamed Salisbury Prize, renamed Preston 1716, BU 1739 for rebuild
    • Worcester 50 (1698) - BU 1713 for rebuild
    • Jersey 50 (1698) – Hulked 1731, sunk 1763
    • Carlisle 50 (1698) - Blew up 1700
    • Tilbury 50 (1699) - BU 1726 for rebuild
  • Other 50-Gun Ships (123 ft group)
    • Chester (1691) - Captured by France at the Battle at The Lizard, 1707
    • Chatham 50 (1691) - BU 1718 for rebuild
    • Centurion 48 (1690) - BU 1728 for rebuild
    • Norwich (1693) - BU 1712 for rebuild
    • Portland (1693) - BU 1719 for rebuild
    • Dartmouth 48 (1693) - Captured by France 1695, recaptured 1702, renamed Vigo, wrecked 1703
    • Rochester (1693) - BU 1714 for rebuild
  • Other 50-Gun Ships (130 ft group)
    • Lichfield (1695) - BU 1720 for rebuild
    • Romney (1694) - Wrecked 1707
    • Burlington (1695) - BU 1733
    • Harwich (1695) - Wrecked 1700
    • Pendennis (1695) - Captured by France 1705
    • Severn (1695) - BU 1734 for rebuild
    • Falkland (c. 1690)- Built by Holland at Newcastle, New England and purchased 1696, rebuilt 1702
    • Blackwall (1696) - Captured by France 1705
    • Guernsey (1696) - BU 1716 for rebuild
    • Nonsuch (1696) - BU 1716 for rebuild
    • Warwick (1696) - BU 1709 for rebuild

HMS Falmouth has been the name of several Royal Navy vessels: HMS Falmouth (1652), a captured Dutch ship HMS Falmouth (1693), a 4th rate HMS Falmouth (1708), a 4th rate HMS Falmouth (1752), a 4th rate HMS Falmouth (1807), a schooner HMS Falmouth (1814), a 6th rate HMS Falmouth (1860... 88. ... Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lincoln HMS Lincoln, a warship active in American waters in 1701 HMS Lincoln, a Town class destroyer received from the US Navy in 1940 and scrapped in 1945. ... Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Coventry, after the town of Coventry. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hampshire after the county of Hampshire: Hampshire, launched in 1903, was a Devonshire-class armoured cruiser. ... At least four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dartmouth. ... USS Claxton (DD-140), named for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ... A number of ships of the Royal Navy have bourne the name Worcester. ... HMS Jersey (F72) was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 20 September 1937, launched on 26 September 1938 and commissioned on 28 April 1939. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Combatants Britain France Commanders Richard Edwards René Duguay-Trouin Claude de Forbin Strength 5 warships 80-130 merchant ships 13 warships Casualties 1 warship destroyed, 3 captured Approx. ... HMS Chatham, 1911 - 1926, pictured circa 1914 Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard The first Chatham was a galliot captured in 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. ... The name HMS Portland has been carried by eight ships of the Royal Navy. ... At least four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dartmouth. ... Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lichfield. ... There have been nine ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy named HMS Severn after the River Severn: The first Severn was a fourth rate two-decked ship of 50 guns launched in 1693 and broekn up in 1734. ... Nine vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch. ...

Major Rebuilds

  • First Rates
    • Royal William 100 (1692) – ex-Prince, rebuilt 1719.
    • Queen 100 (1693) – ex-Royal Charles, rebuilt 1715, renamed Royal George
  • Victory 100 (1695) – ex-Royal James, burnt 1721 and BU
  • Third Rates
  • Fourth Rates
    • Dragon 46 (1690) - Rebuilt 1707.
    • Bristol 50 (1693) – Captured 1709
    • Dover 50 (1695) – Rebuilt 1716

Seven (or eleven, depending on how one counts) vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance: Defiance was a 3rd rate ship of the line of 74 guns. ... The Royal Navy has had ships named HMS Swiftsure since 1573, including: Swiftsure, launched in 1804, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line which served at the Battle of Trafalgar and was sold in 1845. ... Several Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Dragon The 4th Rate Dragon, in 1674, had a lieutenant called John Tyrrell, who had been appointed by King Charles II of England. ... Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bristol, after the port of Bristol. ...

Captured Ships, War of 1689-1697

  • Content 70 (1686) – ex-French captured 29 January 1695, hulk 1703, sold by 1714.
  • Ruby Prize 48 (16??) – ex-French captured 1695, sold 1698.
  • Trident (c. 1688) - ex-French, captured 29 January 1695, scuttled as breakwater 1701
  • Medway Prize - ex-French, captured 20 August 1697, hulk 1699, scuttled as a foundation 1712

Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Medway, probably after the River Medway. ...

List of Line-of-Battle Ships of the Royal Navy (1697-1719)

Number of main guns follows name (see Rating system of the Royal Navy)
Except where stated otherwise, these ships are listed in the order of p165-169 The Ship of the Line Volume I, by Brian Lavery, pub Conways, 1983, ISBN 0-85177-252-8

The rating system of the Royal Navy was used by the Royal Navy between the 1670s and early 19th century to categorise sailing warships according to their ability to stand in a line of battle and according to their number of guns. ...

First Rates of 100 Guns, Rebuilt 1697-1