HMS Revenge
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Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy
have been named HMS Revenge:
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 Revenge:
- Revenge was a 46-gun galleonGalleonA 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:...
launched in 1577. She fought the Spanish ArmadaSpanish ArmadaThis article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...
in 1588, and was captured by a Spanish fleet 1591. She sank while being sailed back to Spain. - Revenge was a 42-gun ship, previously a merchantman, purchased in 1650 by the RoyalistsCavalierCavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I and son Charles II during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration...
. Her crew deserted to the ParliamentariansRoundhead"Roundhead" was the nickname given to the supporters of the Parliament during the English Civil War. Also known as Parliamentarians, they fought against King Charles I and his supporters, the Cavaliers , who claimed absolute power and the divine right of kings...
in 1652, bringing the ship with them. She was renamed Marmaduke, and was sunk in 1667 as a blockshipBlockshipA blockship is a ship deliberately sunk to prevent a river, channel, or canal from being used.It may either be sunk by a navy defending the waterway to prevent the ingress of attacking enemy forces, as in the case of HMS Hood at Portland Harbour; or it may be brought by enemy raiders and used to...
. - HMS RevengeHMS Revenge (1654)Newbury was a 52-gun third rate frigate built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England at Limehouse, and launched in 1654. She was named for the Parliamentarian victories at the two battles of Newbury....
was a 58-gun third rate launched in 1654 as Newbury, during the CommonwealthCommonwealth of EnglandThe Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland...
. She was renamed HMS Revenge at the RestorationEnglish RestorationThe Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
, and was condemned in 1678. - HMS RevengeHMS Revenge (1699)HMS Revenge was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford Dockyard in 1699.She was renamed HMS Buckingham in 1711, and hulked in 1727. Buckingham continued to serve in this role until 1745, when she was sunk to form part of the foundation of a breakwater....
was 70-gun third rate launched in 1699, and renamed HMS Buckingham in 1711 before being hulkedHulk (ship)A hulk is a ship that is afloat, but incapable of going to sea. Although sometimes used to describe a ship that has been launched but not completed, the term most often refers to an old ship that has had its rigging or internal equipment removed, retaining only its flotational qualities...
in 1727. She was subsequently sunk as a foundation in 1745. - HMS RevengeHMS Swiftsure (1673)HMS Swiftsure was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Sir Anthony Deane at Harwich, and launched in 1673. By 1685 she had been reduced to a 66-gun ship.In 1692 she saw action at the Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue....
was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1673 as HMS Swiftsure, and renamed HMS Revenge in 1716. She was rebuilt three times and was sold in 1787. - HMS Revenge was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1755. She foundered in 1782.
- HMS Revenge was a 14-gun brig-sloop in service in 1778 and captured by the Americans in 1779.
- HMS Revenge was an 8-gun cutter purchased in 1796 and listed until 1798.
- HMS RevengeHMS Revenge (1805)HMS Revenge was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 April 1805. She was designed by Sir John Henslow as one of the large class 74s, and was the only ship built to her draught...
was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1805 and broken up in 1849. - HMS Revenge was a 91-gun screw powered second rate launched in 1859. She was used as a base ship from 1872, became a training ship and was renamed Empress in 1891, and was sold for breaking up in 1923.
- HMS RevengeHMS Revenge (1892)HMS Revenge was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Sovereign class of the British Royal Navy. She was renamed HMS Redoubtable in 1915. HMS Revenge notably served as the flagship of the Flying Squadron and bombarding the coast of Flanders during World War I before being refitted as an...
was a Royal Sovereign-classRoyal Sovereign class battleshipThe Royal Sovereign class was a class of pre-dreadnought battleships of the British Royal Navy. The class comprised seven ships built to the same design: HMS Royal Sovereign, , HMS Ramilles, HMS Repulse, HMS Resolution, HMS Revenge, and HMS Royal Oak, and a half-sister built to a modified design: ....
battleshipBattleshipA battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...
launched in 1892. She was renamed HMS Redoubtable in 1915 and was broken up in 1919. - HMS Revenge was a Revenge classRevenge class battleshipThe Revenge class battleships were five battleships of the Royal Navy, ordered as World War I loomed on the horizon, and launched in 1914–1916...
battleship, laid down as HMS Renown, but renamed in 1913, prior to her launch in 1915. She was on harbour service from 1945 and was scrapped in 1948. - HMS RevengeHMS Revenge (S27)HMS Revenge was the fourth of the Royal Navy's Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines.Built by Cammell Laird and launched on 15 March 1968, she was marked for disposal in 1992...
was a Resolution-classResolution class submarineThe Resolution-class submarine armed with the Polaris missile was the United Kingdom's primary nuclear deterrent from the late 1960s to 1994, when they were replaced by the Vanguard-class submarine carrying the Trident II.-Background:...
submarineSubmarineA submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...
launched in 1968 and laid up in 1995.