Several ships of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 have been named HMS Garland. The name dates back to 1242, being the oldest confirmed ship name in the Royal Navy.
(or Guardland), a 38/48-gun galleon

Galleon

A galleon was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries. Whether used for war or commerce, they were generally armed with the demi-culverin type of cannon.-Etymology:...

, built in 1590 and sunk in 1618., a middling ship launched in 1620, and captured by the Dutch in 1652., a 30-gun ship launched in 1654 and originally called HMS Grantham, renamed Garland in 1660, became a fireship in 1688, upgraded to a fifth rate frigate

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

 in 1689 and finally sold in 1698., a 44-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1703, and wrecked in 1709., a 32-gun fifth rate frigate, originally named , launched in 1696. Captured by the French in 1710 off the coast of Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

, recaptured in 1712 and renamed Garland and used as a fireship, sold in 1744., a 24-gun Sixth Rate Post-ship launched in 1748, hulked in 1768 and sold in 1783., originally a French 20-gun frigate called Guirlande, captured in 1762 and sold in 1783., a 28-gun Sixth Rate frigate launched in 1779 as , renamed Garland in 1795, and wrecked in 1798 off Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

., a 6-gun schooner

Schooner

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts with the forward mast being no taller than the rear masts....

 purchased in 1798, disappeared off the Navy lists in 1803., originally a French 22-gun privateer

Privateer

A privateer is a private person or ship authorized by a government by letters of marque to attack foreign shipping during wartime. Privateering was a way of mobilizing armed ships and sailors without having to spend public money or commit naval officers...

 called Mars, captured by in 1800 and wrecked in 1803 in the West Indies., a 22-gun Laurel class

Laurel class post ship

The Laurel-class sailing sixth rates were a series of six post ships built to an 1805 design by Sir John Henslow. The first three were launched in 1806, two more in 1807, and the last in 1812...

 Sixth Rate Post-ship launched in 1807 and sold in 1817., a wooden paddle packet launched in 1847, and sold in 1855., a Cheerful-class screw gunboat launched in 1856, and broken up in 1864., an Acasta-class

Acasta class destroyer

The Acasta class was a class of twenty destroyers built for the Royal Navy under the Naval Programme of 1911 - 1912 that saw service during World War I...

 destroyer

Destroyer

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 launched in 1913 that fought at the battle of Jutland

Battle of Jutland

The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...

. Sold in 1921., a G-class

G and H class destroyer

The G- and H-class destroyers were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1935–1939. They served in World War II and sixteen were lost, with a seventeenth being written off as a constructive total loss...

destroyer launched in 1935. Served with the Polish Navy from 1940 to 1946. Sold to the Dutch navy in 1947 and broken up in 1964.