HMS Captain

HMS Captain

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Captain":

*HMS "Captain" was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1678. She was rebuilt in 1708 and again in 1722, and converted to a hulk in 1739, finally being broken up in 1762.
*HMS "Captain" was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1743. She was reduced to 64 guns in 1760, and converted to a storeship and renamed HMS "Buffalo" in 1777. She was broken up in 1783.
*HMS "Captain" was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1787. She was assigned to harbour service in 1809 and seriously damaged by an accidental fire in 1813 and broken up a few months later.
*HMS "Captain" was a 72-gun third rate launched in 1783 as HMS "Carnatic". She was renamed HMS "Captain" in 1815 and was broken up in 1825.
*HMS "Captain" was a 100-gun first rate launched in 1786 as HMS "Royal Sovereign". She was renamed HMS "Captain" when she was reduced to harbour service in 1825. She was broken up in 1841.
*HMS "Captain" was to have been an iron screw ship, but the name was changed and she was launched as HMS "Agincourt" in 1865.
*HMS "Captain" was a masted turret ship launched in 1869. She foundered in a gale in 1870.

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