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HMS Ramillies

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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ramillies after the Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706):

  • HMS Ramillies was 82-gun second-rate launched in 1664 as HMS Royal Katherine. She was renamed HMS Ramillies in 1706, and was rebuilt in 1733 to 1741, being finally wrecked in 1760.
  • HMS Ramillies was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1763. She was damaged in a storm in 1782 and was subsequently burnt.
  • HMS Ramillies was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1785. She was placed on harbour service in 1831 and was broken up in 1850.
  • HMS Ramillies was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship launched in 1892 and scrapped in 1913.
  • HMS Ramillies was a Revenge-class battleship launched in 1916. She was placed on harbour service from 1945 and was scrapped in 1948.
  • HMS Ramillies was to have been a Resolution-class submarine ordered in 1964, but cancelled in 1965.
  • References

    HMS Ramillies Wikipedia