HMS Monarch

HMS Monarch

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Monarch".

* The first "Monarch" was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, originally the French "Monarque", captured in 1747 at the second battle of Cape Finisterre, and sold in 1760.
* The second "Monarch", launched in 1765, was another 74-gun third-rate. She was Vice Admiral Onslow's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797. She was broken up in 1813.
* The third "Monarch", launched in 1832, was an 84-gun second-rate, broken up in 1866.
* The fourth "Monarch", launched 1868, was an ironclad masted turret ship, sold in 1905.
* The fifth "Monarch", launched 1911, was an "Orion"-class battleship. She served in World War I and was sunk as a target in 1925.

See also

* HMS "Monarca"

References

* Colledge, J. J. (1987) "Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy from the fifteenth century to the present", London: Greenhill, ISBN 0-947898-75-1


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