HMS Edinburgh

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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh.

• The first Edinburgh originally the Royal William, a 32 gun 5th rate, was transferred from the Royal Scottish Navy in 1707, lasting only two years before being sunk as breakwater at Harwich.
• The second Edinburgh, a 70 gun 3rd rate, was renamed from HMS Warspite in 1716, rebuilt twice at Chatham Dockyard in 1721 and 1744, before being broken up in 1771 in Plymouth.
• The third Edinburgh was a 74 gun third rate, built in 1811. In 1846 the vessel was modified into a screw configuration before being sold in 1865.
• The fourth Edinburgh, a turret battleship was at first named HMS Majestic, but was renamed two days before being launched in March 1882. The ship was sold in October 1910.
• The fifth Edinburgh was a Town-class light cruiser. Launched at Swan Hunter in 1939, the ship saw extensive war service before being stuck by a torpedo and then scuttled in the Barents Sea in mid-1942.
• The sixth and present Edinburgh is a Type 42 destroyer.