HMS Clarence

HMS Clarence

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Clarence":

* The first "Clarence", launched in 1812, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, renamed HMS Centurion in 1826, broken up in 1828.
* The second HMS|Clarence|1827|2, launched in 1827, was a 84-gun second-rate ship of the line originally called HMS "Goliath", made a training ship in 1872 and accidentally burnt in 1884 in the River Mersey.
* The third "Clarence", originally a 120 first-rate ship of the line called HMS "Royal William" launched in 1833, reduced to a 72-gun screw ship in 1860, renamed to "Clarence" in 1885 and used as a training ship. Accidentally burnt in 1899 in the River Mersey.

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