HMS Dartmouth

Six ships and one Shore Establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS "Dartmouth", after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned:

* HMS "Dartmouth" was a 22-gun ship launched in 1655. She was converted to a fireship in 1688, and rebuilt as a fifth rate in 1689. She was wrecked in the Sound of Mull in 1690.
* HMS "Dartmouth" was an 4-gun fireship captured in 1672 and sold in 1674.
* HMS "Dartmouth" was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. She was captured by France in 1695, recaptured in 1702, and renamed HMS "Vigo". She was wrecked in 1703.
* HMS "Dartmouth" was a 42-gun fourth rate launched in 1698. She was rebuilt in 1741 and sunk in action with the Spanish ship "Glorioso" in 1747.
*HMS "Dartmouth" was to have been a 50-gun fourth rate. She was ordered in 1746, but was cancelled in 1748.
* HMS "Dartmouth" was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1813. She was used for harbour service from 1831 and was broken up in 1854.
*HMS "Dartmouth" was to have been a wood screw frigate. She was laid down in 1860 but was cancelled in 1864.
* HMS "Dartmouth" was a Town-class light cruiser of the "Weymouth" subgroup launched in 1911. She served in the First World War and was sold for scrap in 1930.
* HMS "Dartmouth" is the current name of the Naval Shore Establishment at Britannia Royal Naval College.