HMS Princess

HMS Princess

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Princess", HMS "Princesse" or HMS "Princessa":

*HMS "Princesse" was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680.
*HMS "Princess" was a a 90-gun second rate launched in 1682 as HMS "Ossory". She was renamed HMS "Prince" in 1705, HMS "Princess" in 1716 and HMS "Princess Royal" in 1728. She was broken up in 1773.
*HMS "Princess" was a 70-gun third rate, originally the Spanish ship "Princessa". She was captured in 1740, hulked in 1760 and sold in 1784.
*HMS "Princessa" was a 70-gun third rate, originally the Spanish ship "Princessa". She was captured in 1780, became a sheer hulk in 1784 and was broken up in 1809.
*HMS "Princess" was a 28-gun sixth rate, originally the Dutch East Indiaman "Williamstadt en Boetzlaar". She was captured in 1795 and became a 26-gun floating battery in 1800. She was sold in 1816.

In addition, many ships have been named after specific princesses, including:

*HMS "Princess Alice"
*HMS "Princess Amelia"
*HMS "Princess Anne"
*HMS "Princess Augusta"
*HMS "Princess Carolina"
*HMS "Princess Caroline"
*HMS "Princess Charlotte"
*HMS "Princess Louisa"
*HMS "Princess Margaret"
*HMS "Princess Maria"
*HMS "Princess Mary"
*HMS "Princess of Orange"
*HMS "Princess Royal"
*HMS "Princess Sophia Frederica"


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