- HMS London
Thirteen ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS "London", after the city ofLondon . Another has been named HMS "Loyal London":*HMS "London" was a 40-gun
East Indiaman purchased in 1636 and listed until 1653.
*HMS "London" was a 64-gun ship launched in 1654 and blown up in an accident in 1665.
*HMS "Loyal London" was a 96-gun ship launched in 1666. She was partly destroyed by fire by the Dutch in the Medway in 1667, but the remains were rebuilt becoming the next HMS "London".
*HMS "London" was a 96-gun ship launched in 1670 to replace the previous ship of the same name. She was rebuilt in 1706 and 1721, and was broken up in 1747.
*HMS "London" was a 16-gunbrigantine launched in 1756 onLake Ontario and captured by the French the same year.
*HMS "London" was a 6-gunbusse , formerly the civilian ship "Holden". She was purchased in 1756 and wrecked in 1758.
*HMS "London" was a 6-gun busse purchased in 1759 and in the records until 1764.
*HMS "London" was a 90-gunsecond rate launched in 1766 and broken up in 1811.
*HMS "London" was to have been a 104-gunfirst rate . She was renamed HMS "Royal Adelaide" in 1827, and launched in 1828. She was sold in 1905.
*HMS "London" was a 92-gun second rate launched in 1840. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1858 and rearmed to 72 guns. She became a harbour storeship in 1874 and was sold in 1884.
*HMS "London" was a "Formidable"-classbattleship launched in 1899. She was converted to aminelayer in 1918 and was sold in 1920.
*HMS "London" was a County-classheavy cruiser launched in 1927 and sold in 1950.
*HMS "London" was a County-classguided missile destroyer launched in 1961 and transferred toPakistan in 1982, where she was renamed "Babur".
*HMS "London" was a Type 22frigate launched in 1984 and sold toRomania in 2002. They renamed her "Regina Maria".ee also
*HMS|Londonderry
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