HMS Rupert

HMS Rupert

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS "Rupert" or derivatives of the name, after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and a famous Royalist cavalry commander during the English Civil War.

* HMS "Rupert" of 1666 was a third-rate ship of the line which served in the navy for 103 years.
* HMS "Rupert's Prize" of 1692 was a sixth-rate ship captured by the above battleship during the Nine Years' War.
* HMS "Rupert's Prize" of 1741 was a was a sloop captured by the above battleship during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
* HMS "Rupert" of 1872 was a turret ram battleship prototype sold in 1907.
* HMS "Prince Rupert" of 1915 was a First World War Royal Navy "Lord Clive"-class monitor.
* HMS "Rupert" (K561) of 1943 was a "Captain"-class frigate purchased from the United States during World War II.


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