Two 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 borne the name HMS Waterloo, after the Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...

. A third ship was planned but never completed:
was an 80-gun third rate, built as HMS Talavera but renamed in 1817 and launched in 1818. She was renamed HMS Bellerophon in 1824, reduced to harbour service in 1848 and sold in 1892. was a 120-gun first rate launched in 1833. She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1859 and was renamed HMS Conqueror in 1862. She was lent to the Marine Society as a training ship and renamed Warspite in 1876. She was accidentally burnt in 1918.

• HMS Waterloo was to have been a Battle-class
  Battle class destroyer
  The Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy . Built in three groups, the first group were ordered under the 1942 naval estimates. A modified second and third group, together with two ships of an extended design were planned for the 1943 and 1944...
  
   destroyer
  Destroyer
  In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
  
  . She was laid down in 1945 but cancelled later that year.