HMS Grafton

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Grafton", while another one was planned:

*HMS "Grafton" was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1679, rebuilt in 1700, and captured by the French in 1707.
*HMS "Grafton" was a fire ship purchased in 1694 and sold in 1696.
*HMS "Grafton" was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1709, rebuilt in 1725 and broken up in 1744.
*HMS "Grafton" was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1750 and sold in 1767.
*HMS "Grafton" was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1771. She was used for harbour service from 1792 and was broken up in 1816.
*HMS "Grafton" was an "Edgar"-class cruiser launched in 1892 and broken up in 1920.
*HMS "Grafton" was a G-class destroyer launched in 1935 and torpedoed in 1940.
*HMS "Grafton" was to have been a destroyer. She was ordered in 1944 but was cancelled in 1945.
*HMS "Grafton" was a "Blackwood"-class (Type 14) frigate launched in 1957 and broken up in 1971.
*HMS "Grafton" was a Type 23 frigate. She was sold to the Chilean Navy and delivered in 2007, being renamed "Almirante Lynch" FF 07.

References

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