[5] cruiser; 7,175; 1933–41 John Cunningham
NEW ZEALAND battleship (renamed ZEALANDIA in 1911); 16,350; 1904–21 Sturdee
NEWCASTLE [1] frigate; 3,053; 1860–89 Jellicoe; May
[2] cruiser; 9,100; 1936–59 Leach; Mountbatten; Pollock
[3] guided missile destroyer; 3,850; 1975- Oswald
NEWFOUNDLAND cruiser; 8,800; 1941–59 Ashmore; Oswald
NIEMAN 6th-rate; 502; 1820–28 Wallis
NIGER 5th-rate; 679; 1759–1810 Hamond
NIGERIA cruiser; 8,000; 1939–57 Hill-Norton; Staveley; Vian
NILE [1] 2nd-rate; 2,598; 1839–76 Mundy
[2] battleship; 11,940; 1888–1912 Beany; Noel
NIMROD sloop; 395; 1799–1811 Cochrane
NIOBE 1st-class cruiser; 11,000; 1897–1922 Oliver; Wemyss
NONSUCH destroyer; 1,025; 1915–21 Creasy
NORFOLK [1] 3rd-rate; 1,393; 1693–1777 John Forbes
[2] cruiser; 9,925; 1928–50 Fieldhouse; Leach; McGrigor; Pollock; Somerville
[3] guided missile destroyer; 5,600; 1967–82 Bathurst
NORTHAMPTON armoured ship; 7,630; 1876–1905 Cunningham of Hyndhope; Fisher; Gough-Calthorpe
NORTHUMBERLAND [1] 3rd-rate; 1,907; 1798–1827 Cochrane; Cockburn; George Martin; George Seymour
[2] armoured ship; 6,621 (10,780); 1866–98 George V; Hay; Wemyss
NOTTINGHAM 4th-rate; 928; 1719–73 Clinton; St Vincent
OBSERVATEUR brig-sloop; 303; 1806–14 Wallis
OCEAN [1] armoured ship; 4,047 (6,832); 1863–82 Fanshawe; Fisher; Hornby
[2] aircraft carrier; 13,190; 1944–62 John
ODIN paddle frigate; 1,326; 1846–65 Hay
OISEAU 5th-rate; 913; 1793–1810 William Parker; Wallis
OLMEDA fleet auxiliary (tanker); 10,980 (36,000 fully laden); 1964–95 Lewin
ONSLOW destroyer; 1,025; 1916–21 Tovey
OPHELIA destroyer; 1,025; 1915–21 Cunningham of Hyndhope
OPPOSSUM destroyer; 320; 1895–1920 Reyes; Pound
ORESTES [1] brig-sloop; 367; 1781–99 Cockburn
[2] sloop; 460; 1824–52 Codrington
ORFORD 3rd-rate; 1,326; 1698–1709 Norris; Rowley
ORION [1] 3rd-rate; 1,646; 1787–1814 William Parker
[2] battleship; 22,500; 1910–22 Wemyss
[3] cruiser; 7,215; 1932–49 Tovey
ORONTES Indian troopship; 5,600; 1862–93 Edward Seymour
ORWELL torpedo-boat destroyer; 360; 1898–1920 Cunningham of Hyndhope
OSBORNE royal yacht; 1,860; 1870–1908 Meux; Milford Haven; Wemyss
P31 patrol boat; 613; 1916–26 Mountbatten
PALLAS [1] 5th-rate; 667; 1804–19 George Seymour
[2] corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 2,372; (3,661); 1865–86 Fisher
PANTHER destroyer; 360; 1897–1920 Backhouse
PATROL scout cruiser; 2,940; 1904–20 Tovey
PEARL [1] 4th-rate; 595; 1708–44 Howe
[2] 5th-rate; 683; 1762–1832 Cockburn
[3] corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 1,469; 1855–84 Fisher
PEGASUS 6th-rate; 594; 1779–1816 Thomas Martin; William IV
PELICAN [1] fireship; 200; 1690-92 Norris
[2] brig-sloop; 365; 1795–1806 William Parker
PEMBROKE 3rd-rate; 1,758; 1812–58 Moresby
PENELOPE corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 3,096 (4,394); 1867–97 Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
PERSEVERANCE 5th-rate; 572; 1781–1806 Austen
PETEREL (PETREL) sloop; 361; 1794–1811 Austen; Charles Ogle
PHAETON [1] 5th-rate; 944; 1782–1827 Cockburn; Hamond; Mundy
[2] light cruiser; 3,500; 1914–23 Cork and Orrery
PHOEBE cruiser; 5,450; 1939–56 Begg
PIQUE [1] 5th-rate; 1,028; 1800–19 Stewart
[2] 5th-rate; 1,633; 1834–72 Edward Seymour
PLANTAGENET 3rd-rate; 1,770; 1801–17 Hamond
PLOVER [1] sloop; 422; 1796–1819 Cockburn
[2] gunboat; 232; 1855–59 Hope
PLYMOUTH 4th-rate; 922; 1708–64 Chaloner Ogle
PODARGUS brig-sloop; 254; 1808–33 Stewart
POLYPHEMUS torpedo-ram; 2,640; 1881–1903 May
POMONA 6th-rate; 594; 1778–1811 Nugent; West
POMPEE 3rd-rate; 1,901; 1793–1817 Cockburn
POOLE 5th-rate; fireship; 381; 1696–1737 John Forbes
PORCUPINE [1] sloop; 314; 1746–63 St Vincent
[2] 6th-rate; 520; 1777–1805 George Martin
PORPOISE torpedo cruiser; 1,770; 1886–1905 Sturdee
PORT MAHON 6th-rate; 277; 1711–40 John Forbes
PORTLAND 4th-rate; 772; 1693–1743 Hawke
POWERFUL [1] 2nd-rate; 2,296; 1826–60 Hay
[2] 1st-class cruiser; 14,200; 1895–1919 Meux
PRESIDENT 4th-rate; 1,537; 1829–62 Cockburn
PRESTON; 4th-rate; 1,044; 1757–85 George Martin
PRETORIA CASTLE trials aircraft carrier; 19,650; 1943–46 John
PREVOYANTE 5th-rate; 803; 1795–1809 Wallis
PRINCE [1] 2nd-rate; 1,677; 1750–75 St Vincent
[2] 2nd-rate; 2,080; 1788–1837 Curtis; St Vincent
PRINCE FREDERICK [1] 3rd-rate; 1,111; 1699–1740 Clinton
[2] 3rd-rate; 1,270; 1796–1817 Thomas Martin
PRINCE GEORGE [1] 2nd-rate; 1,567; 1723–50 Anson
[2] 2nd-rate; 1,935; 1772–1817 Austen; Gambier; William IV
[3] battleship; 14,900; 1895–1921 Fraser
PRINCE OF WALES [1] 2nd-rate; 2,010; 1794–1822 Thomas Martin; George Seymour
[2] battleship; 15,000; 1902–20 Burney; Callaghan; Jellicoe; Milford Haven
PRINCE REGENT [1] royal yacht; 282; 1820–36 William Parker
[2] 1st-rate; 2,613; 1823–73 Codrington; Kerr; William Parker
PRINCESS AMELIA 3rd-rate; 1,579; 1757–88 Freeman; Howe; Williams
PRINCESS AUGUSTA royal yacht; 184; 1773–1818 Charles Ogle; George Seymour
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE 1st-rate; 2,443; 1825–58 Hornby
PRINCESS ROYAL [1] 2nd-rate; 1,973; 1773–1807 Gage; George Martin
[2] 2nd-rate; 3,129; 1853–72 Kerr
[3] battle-cruiser; 26,350; 1911 - 22 Beany; Brock; Kelly; Power
PROSERPINE 6th-rate; 596; 1777–99 Gage
PUISSANT 3rd-rate; 1,794; 1793–1816 Moresby
PYRAMUS [1] 5th-rate; 920; 1810–32 Mundy; Sartorius
[2] 3rd-class cruiser; 2,135; 1897–1920 De Robeck
QUEEN [1] 2nd-rate; 1,867; 1769–1821 George Martin; William Parker
[2] 1st-rate; 3,104; 1839–71 Codrington; William Parker; West
[3] battleship; 15,000; 1902–20 Backhouse; Beany; Burney; Pound
QUEEN CHARLOTTE 1st-rate; 2,289; 1790–1800 Curtis; Hamond; Howe; Stewart; Whitshed
QUEEN ELIZABETH battleship; 27,500; 1913–48 Beatty; Brock;
Chatfield; Creasy; Cunningham of Hyndhope; John
Cunningham; De Robeck; Charles Forbes; Madden;
Mountbatten; Pound; Somerville
QUEENBOROUGH 6th-rate; 262; 1694–1719 Chaloner Ogle
RACER [1] brig-sloop; 431; 1833–52 Hope
[2] sloop; 579; 1857–76 Lyons
RACOON [1] brig-sloop; 317; 1795–1806 Gordon
[2] corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 1,467; 1857–77 Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
RAGLAN monitor; 6,150; 1915–18 Power
RAINBOW 5th-rate; 831; 1747–84 Freeman; Whitshed
RALEIGH [1] 5th-rate; 697; 1778–83 Gambier
[2] frigate; 1,939; 1845–57 Clanwilliam; Keppel; Wilson
[3] frigate; 3,215 (5,200); 1873–1905 Brock; Keyes; Madden; Wilson
[4] light cruiser; 9,750; 1919–22 Lambe
RAMILLIES [1] 2nd-rate; 1,689; 1664–1760 Hawke
[2] 3rd-rate; 1,670; 1785–1831 Gordon; Milne; Charles Ogle
[3] battleship; 14,150; 1892–1913 Brock; Jellicoe; May
[4] battleship; 25,750 (29,150); 1916–48 Hill-Norton, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
RANELAGH 2nd-rate; 1,1
99; 1697–1764 (later renamed PRINCESS CAROLINE) Norris
RANGER sloop; 142; 1752–83 Whitshed
RATTLER sloop; 950; 1862–68 Noel
RATTLESNAKE [1] 6th-rate; 503; 1822–45 Symonds
[2] corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 1,705 (2,431); 1861–82 Commerell
[3] destroyer; 946; 1910–21 Cunningham of Hyndhope
RELENTLESS destroyer (after 1950, frigate); 2,300; 1942–71 Le Fanu
RENOWN [1] battleship; 12,350; 1895–1914 Brock; Fisher
[2] battle-cruiser; 26,500; 1916–48 John Cunningham;
Fraser; John; McGrigor; Mountbatten; Pound; Power; Somerville; Willis
REPULSE [1] 3rd-rate; 1,727; 1803–20 Moresby
[2] 2nd-rate; 6,190 (3,749); 1853–73 Burney
[3] battleship; 14,150; 1892–1911 Backhouse; Brock
[4] battle-cruiser; 26,500; 1916–41 Cork and Orrery; Oliver; Mountbatten; Pound
RESOLUTION battleship; 25,750 (29,150); 1915–45 Cork and Orrery,
John Cunningham; Fraser; Mountbatten; Willis
RESTORATION 3rd-rate; 1,018; 1678–1703 Chaloner Ogle
REVENGE [1] 3rd-rate; 1,954; 1805- 49 Stewart
[2] battleship; 14,150; 1892–1919 Noel; Wilson
[3] battleship; 25,750 (29,150); 1915–48 Backhouse; Burney; Field; Charles Forbes; Madden; Mountbatten
REVOLUTIONNAIRE 5th-rate; 1,148; 1794–1822 Gordon
RIFLEMAN brig-sloop; 387; 1809–36 Stewart
RIPPON (RIPON) [1] 4th-rate; 1,021; 1712–51 Howe
[2] 4th-rate; 1,229; 1758–1801 Pole
RIVOLI 3rd-rate; 1,804; 1812–19 Hamond; Charles Ogle
ROCHFORT 2nd-rate; 2,082; 1814–26 Mundy
RODNEY [1] 3rd-rate; 1,754; 1809–36 George Martin
[2] 2nd-rate; (rebuilt as screw ship); 2,770; 1833–84 Elliot; Keppel; Wilson
[3] battleship; 34,000; 1925–48 Ashmore; Backhouse; Chatfield; Creasy; Cunningham of Hyndhope; Charles Forbes; Fraser; Hill-Norton; Leach; Somerville; Tovey
ROEBUCK destroyer; 400; 1901–21 Cunningham of Hyndhope
ROMNEY 4th-rate; 1,046; 1762–1804 Cockburn; Freeman; West; Whitshed
ROSE [1] 6th-rate; 594; 1783–94 Whitshed
[2] sloop; 367; 1805–17 Curtis
ROTHESAY frigate; 2,150; 1957–88 Ashmore
ROVER [1] sloop; 316; 1777–80 George Martin
[2] sloop; 590; 1832–45 Symonds
[3] corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 3,460; 1874–93 Gough-Calthorpe; Jackson; Noel
ROXBURGH armoured cruiser; 10,850; 1904–21 Gough-Calthorpe
ROYAL ALBERT 1st-rate; 3,726 (5,517); 1854–84 Lyons
ROYAL ALFRED armoured ship; 4,068 (6,707), 1864–84 Fanshawe; Milford Haven
ROYAL ARTHUR 1st-class cruiser; 7,700; 1891–1920 Fanshawe; Kelly; Power; Somerville
ROYAL GEORGE [1] 1st-rate; 1,801; 1673–1767 (renamed ROYAL ANNE 1756) Howe; St Vincent
[2] 1st-rate; 2,066; 1756–82 Anson; Hawke
[3] 1st-rate; 2,286; 1788–1822 Thomas Martin; Moresby; Pole; St Vincent; West
[4] 1st-rate; 2,616; 1827–75 Codrington
ROYAL KATHERINE 2nd-rate; 1664–1702 Aylmer
ROYAL OAK [1] 3rd-rate; 1,017; 1674–1764 Nortis; Chaloner Ogle
[2] battleship, 14,150; 1892–1914 Charles Forbes
ROYAL SOVEREIGN [1] royal yacht; 278; 1804–49 Thomas Martin
[2] battleship; 14,150; 1891–1913 Chatfield; Madden; Pound
ROYAL WILLLAM 1st-rate; 1,918; 1719–1813 Stewart
ROYALIST brig-sloop; 385; 1807–19 Stewart
RUBY [1] 4th-rate; 704; 1708–48 Anson
[2] corvette (3rd-class cruiser); 2120; 1876–1904 Beatty, Callaghan; Hotham; Madden
RUSSELL [1] 2nd-rate; 1,188; 1692–1762 Norris; Chaloner Ogle; Peter Parker
[2] 3rd-rate; 1,462; 1764–1811 George Martin
[3] battleship; 14,000; 1901–16 Backhouse; John Cunningham
SABRINA 6th-rate; 427; 1806–16 George Martin
ST ALBANS 3rd-rate; 1,366; 1764–1814 Austen
ST GEORGE [1] 1st-rate; 1,655; 1687–1774 Hawke; St Vincent
[2] 2nd-rate; 1,950; 1765–1811 Pole
[3] 1st-rate(after 1859, screw ship); 2,864; 1840–83 Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh; Hay
[4] 1st-class cruiser; 7,700; 1892–1920 Gough-Calthorpe
ST JEAN D’ACRE 1st-rate; 3,199; 1853–75 Keppel
ST VINCENT [1] 1st-rate; 2,601; 1815–62 Codrington; Milne
[2] battleship; 19,250; 1908–21 Gough-Calthorpe; Madden; Pound; Sturdee
SALISBURY [1] 4th-rate; 1,051; 1769–96 Pole; West
[2] 4th-rate; 1,199; 1814–37 Stewart
SAN ANTONIO sloop; 67; 1700-07 Chaloner Ogle
SAN JOSEF 1st-rate; 2,457; 1797–1837 Stewart
SAN VINCENTE sloop; 276; 1780–83 Whitshed
SANDWICH 2nd-rate; 1759–90 George Martin; Peter Parker; Whitshed
S ANSPAREIL (SANS PAREIL) [1] 3rd-rate; 2,245; 1794–1810 George Seymour
[2] battleship; 10,470; 1887–1902 Jellicoe; Wilson
SANTA MARGARETA 5th-rate; 993; 1779–1817 Thomas Martin
SAPPHO 2nd-class cruiser; 3,400; 1891–1921 Burney
SATURN 3rd-rate; 1,646; 1782–1825 West
SAUMAREZ destroyer flotilla leader; 1,673; 1916–31 Willis
SCARBOROUGH 6th-rate; 378; 1711–39 Anson; Hawke
SCEPTRE 3rd-rate; 1,727; 1802–21 Cockburn
SCORPION [1] sloop; 276; 1746–62 St Vincent
[2] sloop; 294; 1771–80 Nugent
[3] turret ship; 1,857; 1845–64 Commerell
[4] destroyer; 916; 1910–21 Cunningham of Hyndhope
SCOUT torpedo cruiser; 1,580; 1885–1904 Milford Haven
SCYLLA [1] 2nd-class cruiser; 3,400; 1891–1914 Cunningham of Hyndhope
[2] cruiser; 5,450; 1940–50 Vian
SEAFIRE destroyer; 1,075; 1918–36 Cunningham of Hyndhope
SEAHORSE [1] 6th-rate; 282; 1712–48 Hawke
[2] 6th-rate; 519; 1748–84 Pole
[3] 5th-rate; 984; 1794–1819 Austen; Gordon
SERAPIS troopship; 4,173 (6,211); 1866–94 Burney; Milford Haven
SEVERN [1] 4th-rate; 853; 1695–1747 John Forbes; Howe
[2] 4th-rate; 1,061; 1747–59 St Vincent
SHAKESPEARE destroyer flotilla leader; 1,750; 1917–36 Cunningham of Hyndhope
SHANNON [1] 5th-rate; 800; 1796–1802 Austen
[2] 5th-rate; 1,066; 1806–32 Wallis
[3] frigate; 2,667; 1855–71 Kerr; Noel; Salmon
[4] frigate; 5,439; 1875–99 De Robeck
[5] armoured cruiser; 14,100; 1906–22 Callaghan; Gough-Calthorpe; Madden; Sturdee
SHARK sloop; 304; 1779–1818 Stewart
SHEERNESS 5th-rate; 359; 1691–1744 Norris
SHROPSHIRE cruiser; 9,830; 1928–55 Begg; Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
SIRIUS sloop; 1,268; 1868–85 Milford Haven
SKIRMISHER scout; 2,895; 1905–20 Cork and Orrery; Tyrwhitt
SLANEY 6th-rate; 460; 1813–32 Sartorius
SNAKE [1] brig-sloop; 434; 1832–47 Milne
[2] gun-vessel; 480; 1854–64 Commerell
SNAP brig; 181; 1812–27 Sartorius
SNIPE gun-brig; 185; 1801–16 Wallis
SOMERSETT (SOMERSET) 3rd-rate; 1,263; 1698–1715 Rowley
SOUTHAMPTON [1] 5th-rate; 671; 1757–1812 Thomas Martin
[2] 2nd-class cruiser; 5,400; 1912–26 Chatfield
[3] cruiser; 9,100; 1936–41 Cork and Orrery
SPARTAN 6th-rate; 911; 1841–62 Elliot; Symonds
SPARTIATE 3rd-rate; 1,949; 1798–1832 Hamond
SPEAR destroyer; 1,075; 1918–26 John
SPEEDWELL [1] 5th-rate; 274; 1702–20 Clinton
[2] gun-vessel; 322 (570); 1861–77 Erskine
SPEEDY brig-sloop; 208; 1782–1801 Cockburn
SPHINX 6th-rate; 520; 1748–70 St Vincent
SPITEFUL paddle sloop; 1,054; 1842–83 Cochrane; Hay
SPRIGHTLY destroyer; 400; 190
0–20 Keyes
SPY fireship; 253; 1690–93 Nortis
SQUIRELL (SQUIRREL) 6th-rate; 377; 1727–49 Anson
STORK [1] sloop; 427; 1796–1816 William Parker
[2] gunboat; 465; 1882–1913 Oliver
STUART destroyer flotilla leader; 1,800; 1918–33 Lambe
SUBTLE submarine, 640; 1944–59 Fieldhouse
SUCCESS 5th-rate; 683; 1781–1814 Pole; Sartorius
SUFFOLK [1] 3rd-rate; 1,401; 1680–1765 Chaloner Ogle; Howe
[2] 3rd-rate; 1,606; 1765–1803 George Martin
[3] armoured cruiser; 9,800; 1903–20 Beatty; Cunningham of Hyndhope; Wemyss
SULTAN [1] 3rd-rate; 1,751; 1807–60 Moresby; West
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